Would you use the App?

Yes I would.
The problem is, I am not wedded to my phone and frequently leave it behind in the house.

The govt expert said that they are working on what to do about those who can’t afford, or choose not to have a mobile phone so I guess we have to wait and see.

Yes definitely - I think we’ve got to be open to all sorts of new approaches to help reduce the impact of this virus until such time as we have a vaccine or drug treatments

I don't have/don't want a mobile phone and wonder if this could escalate into being forced by the government to get one.

Yes I would. There is more of a privacy issue with using debit cards,loyalty cards or being on a forum.

Paying by card,which most of us are doing,tells where you were ,when and what you bought,store loyalty will tell you how often you buy anything and will send vouchers for items you buy regularly.

Looking at posts on a forum there is information about all aspects of life.

The app only tells you if you have been within 2 metres of a reported Covid case.

I did wonder. how many people wouldn't have a smart phone or indeed a mobile and how this would impact on its use. It isn't much use wanting say 80%. usage if only 70% of the population have a smart phone (these are entirely imaginary numbers by the way). And I wonder about children they are supposed to be super-spreaders but how many under 11s have phones?

Maizie if we weren't allowed out I wouldn't go out regardless of apps! I've never been a rebel and even less so now!

It's a shame we have so many suspicious people. The app is anonymous and as far as I know you can be tracked by your phone number anyway if the Police were after you. It's ridiculous to be so precious about it because this will help trace infected people you've been in contact with! Surely anyone would want that.

2 months or so behind Vietnam Shameful really.

I don't possess a mobile , too fiddly.

I’d leave my phone at home Maizie!

Definitely would if it gets the country back up and running. Anyone tracking me would quickly get bored.

If it's any help, this is an explanation of the app and how it works, by the Deputy Digital Editor of 'Wired' a web based magazine.

threadreaderapp.com/thread/1257352111089745920.html

The government are being at pains to emphasise that your data is completely anonymised and you cannot be traced by it. Some people are not so sure:

twitter.com/mikarv/status/1257566527664111616

You make your choice,really.

To those people who are saying 'I haven't done anything wrong'. It's all well and good now, but what if the government brought in a law that said no-one over 70 was allowed to leave their house and used tracking data from the app to enforce it, with a hefty instant fine for lawbreakers?

How,if you're over 70, would you feel about that?

Yes I definitely would. Anything which has a chance of preventing the spread of Covid 19 seems an obvious thing to do. I have no secrets.....well not that the government would be interested in!!

It isn't compulsory to use, I assume it can be deleted if someone no longer wants to use it.

Why do people automatically assume the government have evil intentions when all they are trying to do is track the virus and help save lives

Yes I would. Anything that just might help.

Yes I'm not doing anything dodgy I'm quite boring and predictable, not a social animal, so it might not be of much use!

Haven't got a smartphone.

Yes. Nothing to hide and the more people who download it the better. I’ll try anything to help get us back out and about.

Yes of course

Yes I will use it. As for privacy- I haven’t got anything to hide so it doesn’t worry me. I am getting to the point where I’m fed up with having my life on hold so anything that will help I’m happy to go along with.

There was an interview on television the other day where a woman complained that the people on the Isle of Wight were being used as guinea pigs. It isn’t going to affect their health so what’s the issue?

Yes I would, providing we can definitely know that it's safe.
Anything which helps is surely good.

Yes I would although at present I am rarely leaving my front door.

We are traced multiple times a day as it is if we have a smartphone/ use online shopping / google etc.

I will do anything which helps the UK get working safely and defeats this flipping virus

I most certainly would.

Let's hope it works.
It does seem a pity that we could not have used the one developed for EU . The two different systems, could apparently cause problems with those wanting or needing to travel to Europe , according to an item on the Today programme.