Originally Posted by Hugh

According to Wired magazine, development of the app is being handled by NHSX, who are working with VMware Pivotal Labs, developers from Zuhlke, the NHS Business Services Authority and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

I’m stunned the Project Team haven’t escalated the delays/risks/issues to the Programme Board before now.

Originally Posted by Damien

What's annoying is anyone who knows the basics of how iOS and Android operate where stating this from the start. Ministers seem to think sheer willpower or words at a press conference can overcome technical limitations. It doesn't matter how much we collectively believe in the Government, it won't work in the background.


This app is shaping up to be another disaster in the making and one which they'll claim, several weeks from now, couldn't be foreseen and they'll blame Apple and Google for not giving them the access they need. Much like the encryption debate political journalists won't understand the issue at a technical level and will present it in those terms.

I don't know why they continue to push down this path. If they want it work they need to adopt the APIs that work.

Anyway let's all come back to this in a few weeks when the debate moves to how could the Government possibly know the app had this flaw.