So far, the Corona warning app has been downloaded around 2.4 million times.
Now comes an update, which should enable better contact tracking.
Corona
* warning app: A new
update
has been released.
The update is primarily intended to make chains of
infection
easier to understand.
The update for the
app
has been
available
since December
28, 2020
.
Kassel -
Understanding the
chains of
infection
: This is of
fundamental importance
when fighting the
corona virus
.
To make this easier, there is now a new function in the
Corona warning app.
The function had been under discussion for a long
time
.
This has now been implemented with the new update.
The update 1.10 of the
Corona-Warn-App
has been available for all users since this Wednesday (December 30th, 2020).
The
update
has been in circulation since December 28, 2020.
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Corona warning app: The app gets a new function with the current update - there is then a contact diary.
© Kira Hofmann / dpa
Corona warning app: Update should uncover chains of infection
The update then offers the function of a contact diary, enabling users to write down their contacts directly in the app.
The
places
visited
can then also be entered.
Since the update, the Corona warning app has been able to display the contacts and places visited for the last 14 days.
The data come about through voluntary self-input.
Without doing anything, the app cannot collect any further data.
Once you have entered a person or a place in the list of the Corona warning app, it will be easier for you the next time you visit.
Because the app saves the data and so the place or person can be added with a simple tap of the finger.
Corona warning app: The app saves the entries for 16 days
Data protection
is
particularly important
to the
Corona warning app
.
For this reason, the entries are deleted after 16 days.
This has the positive side effect that the deletion also frees up storage space on the mobile phone.
#CoronaWarnApp developer Thomas Klingbeil: "The next updates will include new languages, further stabilize basic functions in cooperation with @Apple and @GoogleDE ...": https://t.co/Exj3BZDTXj @SAP @SAPdach @deutschetelekom @BMG_Bund
- Hilmar Schepp (@hschepp_SAP) August 4, 2020
There is generally a risk of infection for around 14 days.
In order to include any delays, time shifts or reporting bottlenecks, the Corona Warning app only deletes the data after 16 days for security reasons.
Corona warning app: You can also delete it yourself
The users of the
app
can also delete the data themselves at any time.
These are only saved on the smartphone.
The data is not saved on the server.
In an entry on the current update on the Corona Warning app blog, it is mentioned that there have also been changes in the app's privacy policy.
According to the
blog
, users should pay special attention to sections 5d and 6e.
(Lucas Maier)
* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.
List of rubric lists: © Kira Hofmann / dpa
