This is a retropost. Written contemporaneously in 2020, but published four years after the events. It's May 2020 as I write this. I'm typing to capture the moment. Right now, I've no idea what the impact is. This is the exact moment, on Thursday May 7th, I hit the Big Red Button - three of […]
@Edent At least in my bit in the world, this was incredibly valuable work. When the app became available to the general public in September, it had already been subject to detailed peer review. And that built trust, which was vital because one big hazard at that point was trust in government.
That peer review meant that techies like me could tell their mates that they didn't need to worry, that installing the app was both safe and helpful.
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