According to a study, more than every second Swiss does not want to install the federal corona app. For privacy concerns. The same people regularly use WhatsApp, Facebook & Co.
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56 percent of the Swiss population do not want to install the federal Swisscovid app on their cell phones. According to a Comparis survey, many people do not believe in the benefits of the app and they fear data breaches.
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The rejection is greatest among the over 60s. It is 64 percent, as the online comparison service Comparis announced on Thursday. However, a majority of 53 percent of those under 30 do not want to install the app.
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No privacy concerns on Facebook & Co
Despite the data protection concerns, app skeptics would actively use messenger services like Whatsapp and social media apps like Facebook or Instagram, even though these would spy on users, Comparis continued. According to the survey, 86 percent of people who do not want to install the Corona warning app use WhatsApp at least once a week.
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This skepticism can be found in the official figures from the Federal Statistical Office (see graphic). In the beginning, the download of the Swisscovid app soared to one million active users. The numbers have been at this level for a week. On Wednesday, it also came out that out of 910 corona-positive cases in the past few days, only 40 people had installed the app.
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The representative survey was carried out by the market research company Marketagent Switzerland on behalf of Comparis for 1,000 people across the country at the end of June. The Corona warning app was also officially launched at the end of June. (SDA / gust)