Bigbird Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Forced to download TT & SGSecure: The startling truth hidden in the reviews of government apps By kathleen 14/01/2021 In the light of grievances being aired relating to Singapore government apps—namely the technical issues with the TraceTogether app as well as the government’s revelation that the data from the app is accessible to the police despite earlier assurances that the data will only be used for contract tracing purposes—something peculiar and somewhat disturbing was highlighted in a reddit/r/Singapore thread. Specifically, that many people have been forced to leave positive reviews on government apps in order to boost the app ratings on both the Appstore and Google Playstore. A couple of people who were full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) noted that they were forced to download the TraceTogether app or sign up for extra duty shifts, or even be charged for insubordination. This prompted several other reddit users to share about how they were forced to download the government’s anti-terrorism app, SGSecure and leave a positive review, while they were serving their national service. They, too, were faced with the same threat of signing up for extra shifts if they did not download the app. One person even said that they could be “literally charged for Disobedience of General Orders” for not downloading the app. This extends to apps, as another person said they were asked to ‘like’ Facebook pages that were associated to the Ministry of Defence and to leave positive reviews for the NS cookhouse. Sifting through the thousands of reviews of the SGSecure app on both the Apple Appstore and Google Playstore revealed two things. First, many 5-star reviews that were hyperbolic in describing the effectiveness of the SGSecure app. It is arguably one of the best displays of Singapore’s unique brand of humour on the internet. https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/01/14/forced-to-download-tt-sgsecure-the-startling-truth-hidden-in-the-reviews-of-government-apps/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On a more serious note, there were also many 1-star as well as 5-star reviews in which people stressed that they had only downloaded the app because they were forced to while they were serving national service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 The SGSecure app was released back in 2016 as part of a slew of measures for the SGSecure national movement which is aimed at uniting people in the face of terror threats as well as providing training on how to prevent and respond to such attacks. Reviews from back in 2016 were mostly about malware and viruses which were infecting devices due to the app. After that, though, the reviews were full of people complaining that they were forced to download the app, as well as the sarcastic ones about how the app saved them from a runway train and such. It is not a leap to imagine that the government had NSFs download the app and leave positive reviews in order to boost the app’s credibility and justify the need for the app in the first place. As for the TraceTogether app, we couldn’t find any reviews about people being forced by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) or the Singapore Police Force (SPF) to download the app or leave positive reviews. What we did find were reviews about how people were upset that they had to download the app due to a government mandate, yet the app is still plagued by battery drainage and bluetooth issues. Many people feel like they are forced to download the app as the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) announced back in 20 October 2020 that TraceTogether-only SafeEntry will be progressively implemented at popular venues by the end of 2020 such as workplaces, schools, malls, food and beverage outlets and hotels across Singapore. The TT reviews are also filled with comments about privacy concerns and the government’s u-turn on how the data would be utilised. TraceTogether has a 2.4 stars rating on the Appstore. While on the Playstore it’s roughly the same at 2.5 stars. The TraceTogether app, however, has been downloaded over 1 million times on Android. According to the Singapore Government Developer Portal, the app has been downloaded over 4.2 million times by Singapore residents as of 6 January 2021. TraceTogether app rating for iOS (left) and Android As for the SGSecure app, it is rated 2.5 stars out of 5 on the Apple Appstore. While on the Google Playstore, it’s rated 4.5. Though we note that a majority of the 5-star reviews on Google were the sarcastic ones, which has inflated the app’s rating. The all has also been downloaded over 100,00 times on Android. The numbers are likely higher for iOS, based on the TT download ratios. It is also clear that the Government still pushing hard for more people to download SGSecure by all the advertising and publicising it has done. SGSecure app rating for iOS (left) and Android TOC has reached out the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for comments. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 70% TT Achieved! Please sign in or sign up for an account to view this content. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satki Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Already caught so many lies How to believe these sullied goons 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 while nsfs r busy being pcws, the isrealis r busy hacking into their enemies' computers. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idfs-cyber-warrior-8200-intelligence-unit-gets-medal-for-recent-operations/ maybe these nsfs will get medals also????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 More to come. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 This is how those xia xuay work to psycho SInkies! The talk down mentality and the elitist mindset is atrocious! Most of us are kept in the dark on many issues & the intro of Pofma is just to shut us up! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 14 hours ago, socrates469bc said: while nsfs r busy being pcws, the isrealis r busy hacking into their enemies' computers. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idfs-cyber-warrior-8200-intelligence-unit-gets-medal-for-recent-operations/ maybe these nsfs will get medals also????? ISR vs SG government are 2 different ends of competency! 1 is 10 yrs foresight the other is 10 yrs hindsight! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satki Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Now U-turn liao no TT needed to go in for now for sure they have not thought through. Imagine the imported cases needing to use this TT and peasants need while foreigners exercise sovereignty again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 22 hours ago, Bigbird said: ISR vs SG government are 2 different ends of competency! 1 is 10 yrs foresight the other is 10 yrs hindsight! someone ought to dig out loong loong's parliamentary speech in 2005 regarding why sgp needs a casino. i alrdy pointed out the flaws in his reasoning back then but masses too kumgong to see it. wahahahahhahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Satki said: Now U-turn liao no TT needed to go in for now for sure they have not thought through. Imagine the imported cases needing to use this TT and peasants need while foreigners exercise sovereignty again a more important question, how much was spent on those tokens???? no picture no sound until now. nb, govt really got money to burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, socrates469bc said: a more important question, how much was spent on those tokens???? no picture no sound until now. nb, govt really got money to burn. They realized the token SW has flaws lah! Probably what they set the token out to do in theory didnt happen in reality! Just like Poopy! Wait for V2.0 2 hours ago, socrates469bc said: someone ought to dig out loong loong's parliamentary speech in 2005 regarding why sgp needs a casino. i alrdy pointed out the flaws in his reasoning back then but masses too kumgong to see it. wahahahahhahahaha No need lah! He wants to make Sg the Monaco of the ASIA! Easy revenue stream. Just like COE & ERP! He just sit back and Collect! Another 40 yrs with raising sea waters, SG will sink liao just like Jakarta & Bangkok! Edited January 16, 2021 by Bigbird 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Ape Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 It's all part of a mass surveillance program. 1 Good content = Topics that genuinely encourages and stimulates interaction/banter. Bad content = Clickbaits, brag posts and social media news feed that nobody gives a flying fuck about + waste of server storage space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 My tracetoken red light liao Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODACHEK Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 9 hours ago, Chestnut said: My tracetoken red light liao Go change new huan....small and compact... 1 TVB for life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 13 hours ago, Chestnut said: My tracetoken red light liao So fast spolit??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 15 hours ago, Chestnut said: My tracetoken red light liao Go change haha. I saw at funan they doing change for faulty token. Can get new slim version 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 7 hours ago, ODACHEK said: Go change new huan....small and compact... 4 hours ago, chamfer said: So fast spolit??? 2 hours ago, ManOfTheHour said: Go change haha. I saw at funan they doing change for faulty token. Can get new slim version Changing soon @chamfer ya..fast leh. Moi sis tt also spoil except my mum n dad Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 FYI - shapes available! Migrant workers TT Token 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 OpenTrace OpenTrace is the reference implementation of BlueTrace, a privacy-preserving protocol for epidemiological contact tracing to fight COVID-19 https://github.com/opentrace-community Learning about the Singapore Government’s latest BLE TraceTogether Token for pandemic contact tracing, and sniffing the adveritsements with a little bit of Swift code. https://leap.tardate.com/equipment/tracetogethertoken/ Programmers / Geeks above is the source code for your analysis! I am not teckie! Just some times tiko only! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Chestnut said: Changing soon @chamfer ya..fast leh. Moi sis tt also spoil except my mum n dad When i was in Q, an auntie said her token( was the earliest batch)gives out red light and had to exchange it. Maybe the QC not good or they outsource to cheapo contractor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 @kokleong What happened to all the images in the 1st 3 posts? It appeared when i created it but disappear later. What did i do wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators kokleong Posted January 19, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bigbird said: @kokleong What happened to all the images in the 1st 3 posts? It appeared when i created it but disappear later. What did i do wrong? source website does not allow hotlinking of images. Proudly brought to you by Mugentech.net - Limitless Technology Portal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 12 hours ago, chamfer said: When i was in Q, an auntie said her token( was the earliest batch)gives out red light and had to exchange it. Maybe the QC not good or they outsource to cheapo contractor The new tokens much better hence i advised @Chestnutto wait. @Chestnut where u going to collect your replacement? CC still have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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