Andy Shaw

A handy guide to getting pinged

  • From Spectator Life

The NHS App is playing a vital role in keeping us safe. It monitors those around us and identifies potential risk. We are alerted to the danger, given the right advice, and then compelled to take immediate action.

It would be a pity if this multi-billion pound investment wasn’t utilised to its full potential to protect us from all the perils that blight us. The NHS App could be expanded to help us make ‘informed decisions’ in all kinds of everyday scenarios. AI algorithms would replace the flawed notion of ‘working things out for ourselves’.

Protection from disease-spreaders

Many of us are frightened to use public transport because we don’t know which of our fellow passengers is Covid safe. The Safety App could scan all those on board trains and buses. The phones of the unvaccinated could emit a high-pitched screech until they leave the train. This will keep public transport safe and enable to you get a seat without booking.

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