Corona contact confirmation app Notify "possible contact" without confirmation September 25, 6:29
It was found that the "contact confirmation app" of the new coronavirus had notified users who had not been confirmed to have contact with the infected person that "there was a possibility of contact", and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare distributed a modified version. We are.
The contact confirmation app "COCOA" for smartphones records data between users who have been within 1 meter for 15 minutes or more, and notifies the other party that "there is a possibility of close contact" when one of the infections is confirmed. ..
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, more than 17.4 million downloads have been made by the 23rd, but since last month, inquiries such as "I received a notification but even if I start the app," No contact "is displayed" have been added. Thousands were received.
Initially, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare stated that "the person may have misidentified it as a defect", but in a subsequent investigation, notifications will be sent to those who do not meet the condition that "it was within 1 meter for 15 minutes or more". It turned out that it was a mechanism.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to distribute a modified version of the iPhone app from the 24th and Android soon.