Private Kit

3 stars for effort, but less for usefulness now. Suggestion: Many many people want to be able to do something and helping with their own contact tracing is a good start. Too much of the current contact tracing method relies on patient memory, which gets less precise as you go back in time. I suggest this app add a simple notebook feature where users can enter their own contacts. An easy interface to select the date & time and make a note if it was a public place (grocery store, work) or a private encounter including names __________ (eg met with 2 friends ____ & ____ for whatever activity). The info gets dropped out once it’s 15 days old. Should be easy coding and zero privacy issues since it’s user input and doesn’t get sent out anywhere. If the user gets the virus, they’re well prepared for the contact tracing interview and if they hear of someone getting it, they can scan their own history list to see if they should self isolate. Criticisms: 1. Why is the “trail” marked with giant green bodies instead of just a line connecting dots? Simple dots would far better pinpoint locations where there may have been a stop (eg grocery). 2. It doesn’t seem to work well in our rural area. The ‘public data set’ is far from matching our state’s map of reported cases. But maybe that’s one of the parts under development.

Similar to what many others have said, I really want to use this app, for myself and for the greater good. But... I mean, what even is it? I have zero clue what it is doing, the instructions/information is nonexistent, the UX/UI is completely unhelpful (check overlap? with a bunch of overwhelming red circles everywhere? and I guess theres supposed to be some green trail?)... I mean what even is this app? I downloaded it because I figured MIT was up to good things... and I am sure they are, but as it stands now I can’t see the point in this app and there is no clue given to me about any potentially hidden benefits, the vision of what it hopes be or really any context at all. I reached out and offered to help with the design and haven’t gotten any reply (I have no doubt they are busy but just let me see how I can help!). I have deleted the app once already and will likely delete again now. If they want us to participate then they really gotta do a better job telling us about what this obtuse app we are allowing to track us at all times is even doing.

Want to help by using this app, however... 1) iOS 13.3.1 on old SE model iPhone MLM52LL/A1662 2) Location Denver, CO carrier AT&T 3) Check Overlap - map has not updated routes I’ve taken outside of the first walk in neighborhood on 3/28. Today is 3/30 PM and nothing despite several unique trips since 3/28. 4) can’t get the import/export/news icons - buried under For More Information visit ... box which is persistent 5) cant access the three vertical dots upper right hand corner - it is off screen. Seems GUI is displaying thinking this is another screen size then it is... maybe my 6) explanation /legend is required. Green targets with numbers. Red push pins. I assume Green is good, and red push pins are x-y of an encounter. Be nice to know... 7) Not a show stopper but the extreme zoomed out view default is annoying. Think it should default to the limits of the lat longs in the overlap file. Perhaps privacy issues ... 8) more info on what a “Hit” will look like. What info is sent to user when tracks with vector cross? I assume my “check overlap” screen will have a red circle Not to criticize but to help the developers. I fully support the idea behind this app and want it to work. I’m reasonably tech and this needs to be more clear and obvious in order to expand the user group. As is I would Invision installs and then STOP LOGGING or deleting the app.

Appreciate this work in progress. The latest update has broken it for me unfortunately. The map to check your movements is now zoomed out and it’s very difficult to zoom in to check your visited locations if you’ve not moved too far. Previously the map was zoomed in to begin with. This latest update has not logged/does not show my movement and has somehow forgotten the previous weeks log of movement. Also there is a description box that covers half the screen and could be used to display the map instead. If it would go away once we’d read it it would give more screen real estate to map. Maybe if you guys got some funding and got an app developer to fix this app it would undoubtedly be a great help and save lives

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First, I thought I was signing up to help with a potentially new way to track our current situation, but never did learn the tricks. For the first few weeks, I noticed the circles around where I went and the potential intersections with others. Never understood how it could be useful, for example, when we drove along rides where bicyclists and pedestrians were walking, yet I was overlapping with people. Now, that doesn’t appear at all and the map page locks up when clicking the button to see my overlaps. I don’t understand how if it isn’t shared with anyone, how do I see their overlaps? Is this helping anyone or any organization?