There is nothing inherently wrong with contact tracing apps, but only in the context of stopping the spread of Covid-19. For every other purpose in the future, without superlative cryptography, it will become a horrendous breach of privacy and a pathway to exfiltrating your personal data. Not just in terms of hacking, but in terms of government intrusion and surveillance.
Give Norway credit for shutting theirs down. I wonder how many other nations will follow suit?
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fyi, we are not holding our breath waiting for the call.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/15/1003562/norway-halts-coronavirus-app-over-privacy-concerns/