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		sprkwd on Aug 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The UK’s delta surge is collapsing Anecdotally, everybody I know has deleted the app from their phone so they can’t get pinged and live their life reasonably normally.

karol on Aug 2, 2021 [–]

Anecdotally, I never installed it for the same reason.

BoxOfRain on Aug 2, 2021 | [–]

I wonder how much is post-Snowden distrust of government software and how much is simply not wanting to be pinged?

jokethrowaway on Aug 3, 2021 | | [–]

Definitely both.

I would install it if it meant free paid holiday from work but I'm not employed and if I were I could probably work from home.

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