First European "Corona App" reviewed by noyb, epicenter.works and SBA Research

Austria: First European "corona app" with 400,000 active users reviewed by noyb, epicenter.works and SBA resarch. Privacy friendly concept, that can still be improved. Download the English translation of the report (PDF) here Download the German original Report (PDF) here Download the press release (PDF, English) here Here you can find the video of the German media call (YouTube) Here you can find an audio recording of the German press conference (MP3) First "Corona-App" in the EU. The Austrian Red Cross published an initial version of a "Contact Tracing App" very early on March 25th. After a fierce political debate about a possible duty to use the app - a view mainly held by the conservative Austrian People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei - ÖVP), it is now clear that the app will be voluntary. The app is operated by the Austrian Red Cross (a non-profit organization) and developed by Accenture. Currently, about 400,000 people in Austria already use the app. After a heated public d