 Singapore will soo be leveraging wearable technology to supplement their approach to contract tracing after adoption of their mobile phone based app was too low to be effective. Experts say contact tracing devices need to be used by more than half a country's population to work. The TraceTogether app has only been adopted by 25% of Singapore's population, but government officials hope wearable tokens will be adopted by 75% of people. A wearable based approach to contact tracing could help in areas where feature phones are more prevalent and connectivity is unreliable. An open question is the communication channel for notifying individuals they may have been exposed in absence of a mobile device, but I'm curious to see how this solution works out..
What I like about this approach is the idea of removing friction by using a lower-tech solution. Implementing the latest technology is not always the best solution for your users. Design products that put the user first. Privacy concerns and perceptions around misuse of data are still barriers, but I'll be interested in following the adoption and efficacy of the solution in the coming months. References: https://www.businessinsider.com/singapore-rolls-out-wearable-tokens-contact-tracing-covid-19-spread-2020-6 https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/09/wearable-tag/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-looks-to-ease-privacy-fears-with-no-internet-wearable-device/
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