It means user data will only be held on individual devices, not a server.
What you need to know
The Irish government has revealed its plans for its contact tracing app.
It says it’s actively involved with Apple and Google to help develop a national app to help with contact tracing.
The app will use a ‘de-centralized’ model, which means user data will not be kept on a central server, only user’s devices.
The Irish government has confirmed its plans to release a national app to help trace the spread of COVID-19 and has stated that it will not use a centralized database, in line with Apple and Google’s own technology.
In a statement, the Department of Health stated:
As part of the national response to Covid-19, work is underway to develop a national app for contact tracing and real-time symptom tracking.
The primary purpose of the app is to enable the health services to improve the speed and effectiveness of contact tracing and to map and predict the spread of Covid-19 in s…