Track and trace: The technology debate

All Out Politics

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🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Adam Boulton and guests discuss the new NHS contact-tracing app that's being trialled in the Isle of Wight to help slow the spread of Covid-19.

But the decision to go it alone has attracted criticism from privacy campaigners and tech experts who argue it will not be as effective as incorporating the global footprint of Apple and Google.

In this week's All Out Politics podcast, the panel debate whether the centralised system envisaged by NHSX is more favourable than the decentralised option. And how receptive are the public to the idea of more data gathering?

Joining Adam to examine the issues are the author of 'Big Data: Does Size Matter?' Timandra Harkness, the visiting professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University, James Woodhuysen - and Sky's Technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe.

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0:31.8	Hello, welcome to the All-Out Politics podcast from Sky News.
0:39.3	I'm Adam Bolton and joining me this week are the author of Big Data, Does Size Matter, Timandra Harkness,
0:46.3	the visiting professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University,
0:51.3	James Woodhousen and Sky News' technology correspondent Roland
0:56.7	Manthorpe. And, of course, we're all going to be looking forward to what's going
1:02.9	to happen on Sunday, Boris Johnson's big announcement.
1:06.0	I just want to explain to the House as a courtesy why it's happening on Sunday, Mrs. Speaker,
1:10.6	I'm sure you'd be interested
1:11.6	to know that. The reason for that is very simple, that, you know, we have to be sure that the
1:18.1	data is going to support our ability to do this. But that data is coming in continuously
1:27.1	over the next few days.
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1:35.1	I think it would be a good thing, Mr. Speaker, if people had an idea of what's coming the following day.
1:40.4	That's why I think Sunday the weekend is the best time to do it. But of course,
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