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Brian Cox's message to people with privacy fears over new UK Covid app

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coronavirus contact tracing app has garnered a bit of attention. The physicist, who hails from Oldham, addressed people's fears surrounding the privacy of the app.People across England and Wales can download the contact-tracer from today which is being rolled out in a bid to help control the spread of coronavirus.The idea is that the user, if they become unwell, they can input the details into the app, which should then be able to determine a person as a close contact.However, people have expressed concerns over the privacy element.And Prof Brian has seemingly addressed the issue in a simple message: "For those who have privacy concerns about the NHS Covid app, it uses Apple and Google’s API, not governments."If you are a conspiracy.

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