Tech giants not ‘appy’ over data

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AN update to the NHS Covid app has been delayed after the Government tried to add a check-in sharing feature that goes against Apple and Google rules.

So far, the app has allowed people to check into indoor places such as bars and restaurants by scanning a QR code before they enter, but the data was kept on the individual’s phone.

A new version of the app was planned to automate the process more, instead asking user’s permission to upload their venue history if they test positive.

But this goes against the rules set by Apple and Google, which explicitly state that their joint Exposure Notifications System used within the app must ‘not share location data from the user’s device with the Public Health Authority, Apple, or Google’.