As Europe mulls Covid-19 monitoring apps, seven fail Dutch tests


Contact tracing app TraceTogether, released by the Singapore government to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on a mobile phone, in Singapore. The Dutch government is among the European governments considering the use of an app where the public can input data and allow authorities to track coronavirus infections. — Reuters

None of the seven coronavirus tracking apps tested in the Netherlands are suitable for official use, the Dutch Health Ministry said Tuesday, as Europe debates the use of the smartphone technology with one eye on life after the lockdown.

Six of the seven apps had security flaws and one had data problems, Dutch officials told TV station NOS.

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