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Why I held off so long from using TraceTogether app, Apple's Siri
Here's why I used the token instead for a long time, even though it's less convenient and earned me dirty looks from shop staff, and why I'm using the app only now.
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Dr Vivian Balakrishnan had assured the public in June 2020 that TraceTogether data would be used only for contact tracing.
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A mobile phone shop auntie who couldn't believe I wasn't using the TraceTogether app asked slowly in Mandarin like I was stupid: "Handphone… You have handphone?" Er, yes, as I was going to buy mobile accessories.
She mimed while she repeated herself loudly in case I didn't get it: "TraceTogether… inside… handphone?"
