Despite European hopes (and more than €100m) being invested in the technology, contact tracing apps have only succeeded in tracking 5% of registered cases since they were introduced in the EU. The lack of public confidence in the scheme has proven to be an insurmountable hurdle.

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1. https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-under-fire-for-misuse-of-covid-contact-tracing-app/a-60393597 maybe there is a reason why people don’t like the idea of tracing apps

2. In Germany they used these to track people, so no thanks

3. I think they just didn’t do much.

   I haven’t even heard about the Danish one for years.

4. The Police’s misuse of contact tracing data in Germany killed it.

5. You dont say… 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

6. Rumor says, in Germany there were more requests to tracking apps from police than from health departments.

7. amateur mistake

   You have to give people something, then they will freely give up anonymity and 100% embrace 24/7 tracking.

8. Lol you got robbed

   Suckers.

9. Its more of an institutional and opinion issue than technolgical. Taiwan and SK’s own covid containment was greatly aided by the system.