Nicola Sturgeon urges Scots to check in at pubs with app ahead of re-opening
The Check In Scotland app will allow Scots to check in to venues for contact tracing purposes by scanning a code on their smartphone.
Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots to download a new app that allows smartphone users to check in to venues for contact tracing purposes (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Why have Apple and Google blocked the NHS Covid app update?
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Apple and Google have blocked an updated version of the Covid-19 tracking app in England and Wales due to privacy concerns.
The latest update to the Covid-19 tracking app in England and Wales has been paused following objections from two major tech giants.
While the app is still available to download from both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, the companies have blocked the latest update as it violates their privacy rules.
The roll-out of the newest version of the app, which was due to coincide with the easing of lockdown restrictions in the UK this week, would have allowed users to upload a history of venues they had checked into if they tested positive for Covid-19. However, Apple and Google’s decentralised contact-tracing tech prevents the sharing of location data.