(Q4150)
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The CoEpi mobile app will ask permission for everything it does, and will allow individuals to:1 simply install the app to get started, without disclosing any personal information.
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2 enable or disable tracking their own location history (only locally on their own device), with the ability to enable or disable such tracking on a scheduled, geofenced, or manual basis to avoid collecting any sensitive information the user would never wish to share.
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3 enable or disable on-demand or background scanning for other devices nearby using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and recording (only on the local device) the history of other devices seen by the app.
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4 enable or disable contextual hygiene reminders, for example to remind them to wash or sanitize hands when arriving at a new location like home or work, and/or after contact with large numbers of people, as indicated by a significant number of other BLE devices being in range for a significant period of time.
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5 produce a report on the device which shows a timeline of personal location history, likely as either a timeline or a map.
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6 be alerted when other CoEpi users come into close range for an extended period of time, and if both users consent, allow them to register a close-contact connection between the devices, allowing either user to preferentially share more information with trusted close contacts than with acquaintances.
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7 track their own respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. When tracking symptoms, the app will optionally prompt the user for additional updates on symptom progression, providing the user with a comprehensive illness history if the symptoms progress to the point of requiring medical attention.
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8 consent to share any symptoms/results with close contacts, weaker recent contacts, second-degree contacts, future first and/or second-degree contacts, and/or public health officials.
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9 be alerted, via push notification or by periodic anonymous polling, when another CoEpi user who has shared symptoms was nearby at any point when they may have been contagious.
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10 invite anyone to begin using the app (and optionally, register as a close contact) via text message, email, QR code, custom shareable URL, etc. Users would be encouraged to invite people in their own social network, as the app will be most useful when the people you’re most likely to be sharing germs with are using it
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