https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/06/uk-reported-to-be-ditching-coronavirus-contacts-tracing-in-favor-of-risk-rating-app/

What’s going on with the UK’s coronavirus contacts tracing app? Reports in the national press today suggest a launch of the much delayed software will happen this month but also that the app will no longer be able to automatically carry out contacts tracing.

The Times reports that a repackaged version of the app will only provide users with information about infection levels in their local area. The newspaper also suggests the app will let users provide personal data in order to calculate a personal risk score.