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Norway had to pause the use of your app, pending a review

Norwegian health authority, the deletion of all the data collected about his Covid-19 contact-tracing app, and block the further use of the tool.

The Norwegian data protection authority ruled the Smittestopp app was a disproportionate interference in the privacy of the users.

A change to a rival design supported by Apple and Google is being considered.

elsewhere, researchers say, is a bug in the latest version of Australia 's app means that many iPhones fail to log.

in mid-April, Norway was one of The First places, the introduction of a contact tracing app, with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the software company Simula rolled out the tool in three of the country's municipalities.

Such apps work by logging, if the two phones are in the vicinity longer than a specified period of time.

If a user is later diagnosed with the coronavirus, a warning can be sent to The Other .

In the case of Smittestopp, to further prevent the spread of infection.

The developers decided that The Best way to do this is to collect both Bluetooth and GPS (global positioning system)location data and implementation of contact games remotely on a Central computer server.

But the Norwegian Data Protection Authority said it was "absolutely necessary", to collect location data.

Most of The Other contact-tracing apps rely solely on Bluetooth Signals , although,

The regulator also found, a group of experts asked by the app to had to assess proposed a switch to Apple and Google, the decentralized model, wherein the contact matching process is on smartphones within this system, the users a higher degree of anonymity. is

While the centralized model epidemiologists offers to model more data to spread the disease, the watchdog said This Was separate from the contact tracing, and had to the user to be able to consent to one but not The Other

The Heath authority said the warning "poorer control of the spread of the disease" as a result of The Intervention .

But it is the advice of users is to disable the app on their phones to conserve battery life, while he decides whether to appeal.

The Norwegian health authority pointed out, was adopted by the University of Oxford Big Data Institute, which also advises the NHS, to their own "Central" approach.

Australia rolled out its CovidSafe app nationwide at The End of April.

But now, a team of cyber security researchers said that version 1. 5 of the iOS Version contains an error, this does not mean that iPhones are recognized when locked.

Australia started, contact-tracing app two months ago

"You could imagine, Alice is packing your bag and put your iPhone and go out for The Day , a football game,"

"With your device in this state, no one else recorded their presence, and if someone around them is tested positive would be, would you not be contacted. "

Since the user can not see their own stories corresponding to the logged-in, this would not be immediately obvious, to use the software.

Australia 's Digital Transformation Agency.

"The DBA will continue to publish updates to provide the CovidSafe app, which is a series of performance, security and accessibility improvements as required," it said.

last week, Singapore announced that it had received a $4. 3m (£3. 4m) contract to a local electronics maker to create 300,000 portable dongle that the user is physically present with the hand-over, if you test positive, rather than uploading the data across The Internet .

Singapore -the app was once touted as a to follow The Model , but The Island is now considering a change to a wearable

Nevertheless, the Ministers are on Tuesday.

a Department of health spokeswoman said it was still committed to a wider rollout of the NHS Covid-19 app, the in England, despite the last week to shift the negotiation in the Second Phase .

"It's an enormously positive reception of the app on The Isle of Wight, with More Than 54,000 people to download the app," she told BBC News.

"your feedback is invaluable prior to the roll out the app nationally Soon . "

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Source of news: bbc.com