After ditching its home-grown attempt at a coronavirus contact-tracing app for smartphones, the UK is ready to start pilot trials of a second version based on a platform develo
The UK government has given up on its troubled coronavirus contact-tracing app and will instead develop a new one based on a platform developed by Apple and Google.
Almost half (48%) of people in the UK questioned about the NHSX contact-tracing app say they don’t trust the government to keep their information safe from hackers, according t
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that the UK’s contact tracing will be in place next month, but the NHS’ smartphone app will only play a minor role at that time.
Barely a week has gone past since the government began piloting its COVID-19 contact-tracing app on the Isle of Wight, and the project already seems to be in trouble.