Germany switches to decentralised contact tracing app in privacy U-turn

Germany switches to decentralised contact tracing app in privacy U-turn

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https://tech.newstatesman.com/coronavirus/germany-decentralised-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app

Germany has swerved from a centralised to decentralised approach to its coronavirus contact-tracing app. Chancellery minister Helge Braun and health minister Jens Spahn announced in a joint statement on Sunday that Germany would adopt a “decentralised” approach to Covid-19 contact tracing, and ditch the centralised alternative the country had been working on.

“This app should be voluntary, meet data protection standards and guarantee a high level of IT security,” they said. “The main epidemiological goal is to recognise and break chains of infection as soon as possible.”

Germany switches to decentralised contact tracing app in privacy U-turn

Apr 27, 2020, 3:28pm UTC
https://tech.newstatesman.com/coronavirus/germany-decentralised-coronavirus-contact-tracing-app > Germany has swerved from a centralised to decentralised approach to its coronavirus contact-tracing app. Chancellery minister Helge Braun and health minister Jens Spahn announced in a joint statement on Sunday that Germany would adopt a “decentralised” approach to Covid-19 contact tracing, and ditch the centralised alternative the country had been working on. > “This app should be voluntary, meet data protection standards and guarantee a high level of IT security,” they said. “The main epidemiological goal is to recognise and break chains of infection as soon as possible.”