they launched the app on 24/09 with a variable set to 900 that should've been 180. and apparently no-one noticed until now when they went to change from 180 to 120.
oops.
they launched the app on 24/09 with a variable set to 900 that should've been 180. and apparently no-one noticed until now when they went to change from 180 to 120.
oops.
It’s totally a flaw as it worries people unnecessarily and doesn’t provide further information to reassure themIt's not a flaw to fix, it's designed to do that. I suspect there's complex tech reasons why it doesn't just stop. Maybe to let you and the data goblins in the office somewhere know the app is still working?
How do you know that? I've had at least 3 of those so would like to know where you're getting that information from.Turns out that everyone who had a supposedly close contact but don't do anything alert should actually have gone home and isolated. Reely controlling the virus with world beating efficiency.
I have had loadsHow do you know that? I've had at least 3 of those so would like to know where you're getting that information from.
There was something in The Times but I couldn’t read more cos paywallNot seen that reported anywhere, where did you see it Chilli.s ?
See above.How do you know that? I've had at least 3 of those so would like to know where you're getting that information from.
See above.
Yeah, you're right, sorry about that, late night posting, too boozy, not funny.That says "a large proportion of the phantom notifications about exposures were actually real" which isn't the same as "everyone".
Actually reassuring to hear something wrong.
Although you'd hope in that case they'd have a particularly robust ongoing testing and monitoring program to check it's working. Perhaps with some 'mystery shopper' type control users.it's built into the Google/Apple framework that it can't report back to any central authority when it's made an exposure notification. that's kept only on the user's phone. so unfortunately they wouldn't have been able to see that there was massively fewer exposure notifications happening than expected due to the hugely incorrect variable.
I cannot escape the niggling idea that this could have been an attempt at a social engineering tweak that someone fucked up on. I could see how this Government might be very wary of rolling out an app that suddenly exposed their "smooth roads, fair winds" bullshit for what it was, and were keen to go for a "soft" start, only someone forgot and it stayed that way.The more I think about this the more dumbfounded I am. Did they really not check that the fundamental part of the app works as designed - it's really basic stuff. All they needed was a couple of control users, mark one as having covid and have them 'sit' with another user for the allotted time. Does the app trigger y/n.
I suppose it doesn't really surprise me any - it was more of a shock that the app did seem to be functioning OK. But it just actually disappoints me. There's been plenty of money on the table to do this properly, there are loads of decent devs/companies in this country that would have done it properly and yet the money has gone to an org that has shown time and time again it exists purely to game the system.
I'll bet more money has gone on 'contract managers' then testing.
Quite concerned that I've been roaming around potentially infectious.
have a kipper and a mug of hot tea and your concerns will evaporateQuite concerned that I've been roaming around potentially infectious.
I have had an alert telling me to self isolate for 10 days , at the same time my sister told me she had tested positive (I saw her on Friday) .
I'm not losing sleep over it and have no symptoms but it is a little concerning.Captain obvious advice time... Iff you haven't got symptoms, (yeah, I know, asymptomatic infectees can spread the virus ttoo,) I'd probably try not to give those worries headspace.
This of course highlights what a massive advantage it would be, if we had widespread, affordable and accurate testing. For people's mental health apart from anything else.
I have had an alert telling me to self isolate for 10 days , at the same time my sister told me she had tested positive (I saw her on Friday) .
Agreed - I have no symptoms but am getting a test given the circumstances. Why wouldn't you?She probably told them she'd been in contact with you. That's how I was contacted. I only passed on my daughter's details because she was the only one that I'd seen but my contact hadn't.
Six of us went out a couple of weeks ago, and four of us have now tested positive. The other two don't have symptoms but I've suggested they pretend they do in order to get a test, like I did.