Work on a Corona warning app by the federal government appears to be in full swing. There are now reports that the application could be released in June.
The German government recently explained how the upcoming Corona warning app will work and confirmed that the data will be stored decentrally. Wallstreet-Online, citing government circles, that the app could be available in Germany in mid-June. This is said to be a "realistic time frame". As has already been reported, the Corona warning app is to become "open source". This means that the source code will be accessible to everyone and can therefore be checked at any time. This step is intended to ensure more trust among the population, as success depends on the number of participants.
Data donation function to follow later
According to today's report, the structure of the source code could be published as early as next week. As already stated in a press release As confirmed, the first version of the Corona warning app focuses on breaking chains of infection. The provision of a research server will therefore only follow in a later version. Here, users can voluntarily donate data, which will be pseudonymized and used for quality assurance analysis. The German Corona warning app should also be able to communicate with solutions from other countries so that its effect is not missed there as well. However, it is not a "free pass" during this difficult time. (Photo by petovarga / Bigstockphoto)
