Luca update aims to improve contact tracking
More data and differentiated warnings should make the Luca app more attractive. So far, the data had hardly been used by health authorities.
The Luca app is getting new functions. It should play out new warning notices and enable intelligent tracking of the center of gravity, such as the Inform the operator of the app. With the update to Luca +, the app has more functions that health authorities should use.
For the time being, the new version is still being tested by selected health authorities and operators. In the course of the month it should be activated for everyone.
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“With the new functions, we are now opening the next chapter in fighting pandemics together with the health authorities,” said Patrick Henning, managing director of Nexenio, which is behind the app, according to the press release.
So far, the app has only helped the health authorities to a limited extent in tracking contacts. With the update, employees in health authorities should be able to display information more easily, faster and more specifically via the app.
More differentiated warnings
More data should enable a better risk assessment. In the future, the app will record ventilation, size, walkways and room layout for the respective locations. On this basis, health authorities can send more differentiated warnings.
The previous information about data access is supplemented by two different information with which health authorities can provide more specific information about risks and send recommendations for action directly.
In addition, the system automatically detects when two or more possible cases of infection occur in one place and then provides information about possible infection clusters.
The app itself is supposed to simplify the check-in with a new design. Operators will have their own mobile app, which will also make the previous management tool easier to use on the move.
So far, the app has brought little
The Luca app has long been criticized for its lack of data protection. One Spiegel research has also shown that the data generated are often worthless for the health authorities and are not used at all. The update could at least cushion the criticism on this point.
