{"id":76927,"date":"2020-09-28T13:08:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T13:08:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:08:44","slug":"heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"#Here\u2019s why people refuse to use COVID-19 tracing apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2920223473c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2920223473c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/#Challenges\" >Challenges<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/#Spurring_the_app_to_go_viral\" >Spurring the app to go viral<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/#Infections_must_be_entered_into_the_app\" >Infections must be entered into the app<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Here\u2019s why people refuse to use COVID-19 tracing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            For about a month now, I\u2019ve had the government\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/diseases\/coronavirus-disease-covid-19\/covid-alert.html\">official COVID Alert app<\/a> installed on my phone. It is active and monitoring. Each week I get a notification telling me I haven\u2019t had contact with anybody who tested positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> but it isn\u2019t too surprising.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, I work from home and barely leave the house. But I do so occasionally to get a haircut and buy some groceries.<\/p>\n<p>Second, even if one of the people I have had contact with was infected, I would only find out if they either have the app installed or they enter their positive result into their app.<\/p>\n<p>Both of those steps lower the chances of the app doing its job. In its first month, there were only 2.2 million downloads and 90 infections. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/second-covid-19-wave-has-already-started-pm-in-address-to-nation-1.5117465\">As we confront the second wave<\/a> of COVID-19 infections, how do we change that?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenges\"><\/span>Challenges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I work with many entrepreneurs through the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativedestructionlab.com\/\">Creative Destruction Lab<\/a> at the University of Toronto and we know that getting people to download an app can be challenging. They have to know about it. They have to remember to download it. And they have to remember to set it up.<\/p>\n<p>Invariably, what we try to do is get people who like an app to tell others to use the app too. These <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> referrals sometimes work on their own and in other cases, incentives are given such as a discount on services sold through the app.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read: <span class=\"c-message_attachment__title\"><span dir=\"auto\">Are EVs too expensive? Here are 5 common myths, debunked<\/span>]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ironically, to encourage people to download the COVID Alert app, we want to use <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/policy\/health-and-education\/provide-incentives-for-using-the-tracing-app-20200420-p54lde\">viral processes<\/a> as we\u2019re attempting to contain an actual virus. And, yes, that\u2019s a challenge because many of these app downloads are driven by people sharing thoughts when they are together \u2014 and most of us are living in relative isolation at the moment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"A woman wearing a white long-sleeved shirt holds her phone.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359656\/original\/file-20200923-20-2z3279.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359656\/original\/file-20200923-20-2z3279.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359656\/original\/file-20200923-20-2z3279.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359656\/original\/file-20200923-20-2z3279.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359656\/original\/file-20200923-20-2z3279.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359656\/original\/file-20200923-20-2z3279.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359656\/original\/file-20200923-20-2z3279.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/28\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2020%2F09%2F28%2Fheres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: It\u2019s difficult to show someone an effective app when there are few people in your bubble. (Piqsels)\" data-title=\"Share It\u2019s difficult to show someone an effective app when there are few people in your bubble. (Piqsels) on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share It\u2019s difficult to show someone an effective app when there are few people in your bubble. (Piqsels) on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>It\u2019s difficult to show someone an effective app when there are few people in your bubble. (Piqsels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To get the COVID Alert app installed, therefore, we need a push. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/recode\/2020\/8\/6\/21357098\/apple-google-exposure-notification-virginia-contact-tracing\">Apple and Google<\/a> are taking small steps in this direction. They will both have updates to smartphone operating systems that will allow people to be alerted to exposures without having an app installed. But they will still need an official app if they want to report a COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spurring_the_app_to_go_viral\"><\/span>Spurring the app to go viral<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The fact that private companies are working on this is good news. The COVID Alert app was built off an open-source base provided by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/shopify-blackberry-working-with-feds-on-covid-19-tracing-app-1.1452604\">Shopify<\/a> that anticipated the need well ahead of the government. Now we need those very same companies to step in to get the app to go viral.<\/p>\n<p>They have levers to do this. Imagine a company with rewards points \u2014 like credit cards, airlines , and supermarkets \u2014 offering bonus points for anyone installing the app. This might require some software but it could also be done at points of sale or upon delivery of your meals, with humans verifying an app install.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe Apple or Google could offer incentives right in their app stores. There may be some privacy hurdles to overcome, but companies aren\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly shy about trying to sell us stuff.<\/p>\n<p>We could go further by making clear that installing the app is a socially valuable act and, like wearing a mask, better for other people than it is for us. Can we ensure people personally benefit after installing the app?<\/p>\n<p>One possibility might be to anticipate a situation where things might go the other way, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/gadfly\/coronavirus-how-to-end-the-plasma-donation-shortage-for-patients\">as some have suggested for convalescent plasma donations<\/a>. In that case, to encourage people who had already had COVID-19 to donate their blood for use to help others fight the virus, economists suggested that they be given a voucher for their own family or friends to move to the front of the line for treatment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"A man's arm is seen as blood is being taken.\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359819\/original\/file-20200924-16-bc0oeh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359819\/original\/file-20200924-16-bc0oeh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=396&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359819\/original\/file-20200924-16-bc0oeh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=396&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359819\/original\/file-20200924-16-bc0oeh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=396&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359819\/original\/file-20200924-16-bc0oeh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=497&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359819\/original\/file-20200924-16-bc0oeh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=497&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359819\/original\/file-20200924-16-bc0oeh.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=497&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/28\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2020%2F09%2F28%2Fheres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: A recovered COVID-19 patient donates blood in Panama City in May 2020. The blood product donated from recovered COVID-19 patients, known as convalescent plasma, may have antibodies that can help those critically ill from the virus. (AP Photo\/Arnulfo Franco)\" data-title=\"Share A recovered COVID-19 patient donates blood in Panama City in May 2020. The blood product donated from recovered COVID-19 patients, known as convalescent plasma, may have antibodies that can help those critically ill from the virus. (AP Photo\/Arnulfo Franco) on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share A recovered COVID-19 patient donates blood in Panama City in May 2020. The blood product donated from recovered COVID-19 patients, known as convalescent plasma, may have antibodies that can help those critically ill from the virus. (AP Photo\/Arnulfo Franco) on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>A recovered COVID-19 patient donates blood in Panama City in May 2020. The blood product donated from recovered COVID-19 patients, known as convalescent plasma, may have antibodies that can help those critically ill from the virus. (AP Photo\/Arnulfo Franco)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If we should ever have a COVID-19 vaccine, it could take months to distribute. Those most in need will likely get it first, but the majority of us will have to wait.<\/p>\n<p>What if people could jump ahead in the queue based on how many months they\u2019ve been using the app? In other words, we can make app installs a means of \u201cpaying it forward\u201d and the return is that we can get vaccinated earlier.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Infections_must_be_entered_into_the_app\"><\/span>Infections must be entered into the app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If we can push app downloads to a majority of the population, that will make a difference. Nonetheless, we\u2019ll also need to worry about entering COVID-19 infections into the app as well. In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-52681464\">South Korea<\/a>, where they\u2019ve done so well containing the virus, these infections are automatically entered when someone tests positive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"A person swings a baby up in the air as a woman takes a photo, all three wearing masks.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359658\/original\/file-20200923-21-1et81e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359658\/original\/file-20200923-21-1et81e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359658\/original\/file-20200923-21-1et81e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359658\/original\/file-20200923-21-1et81e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359658\/original\/file-20200923-21-1et81e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359658\/original\/file-20200923-21-1et81e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/359658\/original\/file-20200923-21-1et81e8.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/28\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2020%2F09%2F28%2Fheres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: A family wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus enjoy themselves at a park in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon)\" data-title=\"Share A family wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus enjoy themselves at a park in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon) on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share A family wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus enjoy themselves at a park in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon) on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>A family wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus enjoy themselves at a park in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Canada\u2019s privacy laws don\u2019t allow that. But we can do better. For instance, we could at least have the option for something other than self-reporting. If a test is positive, the person involved can be asked to enter the result right then and there. Alternatively, there might be a way of pushing that result in their app with their permission.<\/p>\n<p>Finding out you\u2019re COVID-19 positive isn\u2019t likely to be a great moment, and we can hardly expect people\u2019s first thought to be to report their diagnosis to the app. But if we use nudges and other pushes, we can overcome some of the friction.<\/p>\n<p>As school begins, this is even more critical. The sooner we know about exposures, the sooner we can take action and keep things from getting out of hand. Schoolkids need to have the app installed on their phones right now, and they need to be allowed to carry those phones around all day.<\/p>\n<p>Before snapping those back-to-school photos and posting them to Facebook, parents should first ensure their children have the app installed. As we head into a second wave, the rest of us should install it immediately too.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\" lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/146261\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https:\/\/theconversation.com\/republishing-guidelines --><\/p>\n<p><em>So you like TNW? Then join our upcoming online event, TNW2020, you don\u2019t want to miss it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article is republished from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\">The Conversation<\/a> by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/joshua-gans-399\">Joshua Gans<\/a>, Professor of Strategic Management, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/university-of-toronto-1281\">University of Toronto<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-second-wave-is-here-have-you-installed-the-covid-alert-app-146261\">original article<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2020\/09\/28\/heres-why-people-refuse-to-use-covid-19-tracing-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Here\u2019s why people refuse to use COVID-19 tracing apps&#8221; For about a month now, I\u2019ve had the government\u2019s official COVID Alert app installed on my phone. It is active and monitoring. Each week I get a notification telling me I haven\u2019t had contact with anybody who tested positive for the coronavirus. 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