DRIVE
DRIVE UP
DRIVE UP MODE TO WALK MODE. THIS COMING THURSDAY IT IS A NEW WEAPON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
CAUVIN 19.
>> THE CALIFORNIA NOTIFY APP
LAUNCHES THIS THURSDAY.
THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT THIS
AND THIS MORNING CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER FOR UC SAN
DIEGO HEALTH DR. CHRISTOPHER
LONGHURST IS JOINING US LIVE TO
SHARE HOW THIS NEW APP WORKS.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, DR..
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
SO WE HEARD, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
U.S. SCHOOLS INCLUDING UC SAN
DIEGO TESTING THIS OUT.
>> YOU KNOW, SINCE SEPTEMBER
AND IT'S FAIRLY EASY TO
DOWNLOAD.
ERIC AND I BOTH GOT OUR PHONES
OUT.
WE SAW WHERE TO GO AND JUST
WALK US THROUGH WALK OUR
VIEWERS THROUGH THIS.
ABSOLUTELY.
THANKS FOR DOWNLOADING IT TOO.
SO MORE PEOPLE USE THIS APP,
THE SAFER THAT WE'RE ALL GOING
TO BE IT HELPS SLOW THE SPREAD
OF COUPET BY LETTING YOU KNOW
IF YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED NEARBY
SOMEBODY WHO TESTED POSITIVE
AND THEREFORE SHOULD
POTENTIALLY QUARANTINE GET
TESTED YOURSELF.
>> SO HOW DO WE KNOW THAT OUR
INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE SAFE
HERE?
I KNOW THAT'S A BIG CONCERN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PEOPLE
BEEN WEIGHING IN ON OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA PAGES.
YOU KNOW, HOW CAN THE STATE
ENSURE THAT OUR INFORMATION
WON'T BE MISUSED?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST
QUESTIONS WHEN WE BEGAN
PILOTING UC SAN DIEGO 11 WEEKS
AGO AND WE REALLY DISSECTED
THIS.
AND BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS WE
TRUSTED NO IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMATION EVER LEAVES YOUR
SMARTPHONE.
SO IT DOESN'T TRACK YOUR
LOCATION AT ALL.
IT ONLY USES BLUETOOTH TO TRACK
PROXIMITY TO OTHER DEVICES AND
IT ONLY EXCHANGES ANONYMOUS
KEYS.
SO WE THINK AT THE VERY PRIVACY
PRESERVING IN FACT WE COULDN'T
EVEN TELL YOU WHO WAS USING IT
AT UC SAN DIEGO OR EXACTLY HOW
MANY PEOPLE WERE USING IT.
SO IF YOU COME INTO CONTACT
WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS CONVEYED
WHOSE PHONE IS NEAR THEM,
THAT'S BASICALLY WHEN YOU'LL BE
NOTIFIED IF THEY ALSO HAVE THE
APP.
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND REMEMBER GOVERNOR
NEWSOME REALLY STRESSED THIS IS
OFTEN INVOLUNTARY TECHNOLOGY
BUT THE MORE PEOPLE WHO USE IT
THE MORE EFFECTIVE IT'S GOING
TO BE.
SO AT UC SAN DIEGO WE HAD OVER
50 PERCENT OF OUR EMPLOYEES
STUDENTS USING IT AND WE
TRIGGERED OVER 50 ANONYMOUS
NOTIFICATIONS.
SO WE FOUND IT HELPFUL AS PART
OF OUR OVERALL RETURN TO LEARN
PLAN IN KEEPING CAMPUS SAFER.
SO HOW CLOSE TO SOMEONE HAVE TO
BE HERE?
>> SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE
OUTSIDE OF A RESTAURANT YOU'RE
PICKING UP HERE TO GO ORDER AND
YOU'RE JUST WALKING BY SOMEONE
AND I MEAN LIKE WHAT IS THE HOW
LONG YOU NEED TO BE BY SOMEONE?
HOW CLOSE TO SOMEONE I MEAN
WHAT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
PROXIMITIES HERE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WELL IT'S A COMMON
MISPERCEPTION, YOU KNOW,
WALKING PAST SOMEBODY ON THE
SIDEWALK IT'S GOING TO PICK UP
THE SIGNAL AND THAT'S NOT
ACTUALLY THE CASE.
YOU NEED TO BE WITHIN SIX FEET
OF SOMEBODY GREATER THAN 15
MINUTES.
SO IT USES THE CDC CRITERIA.
IT'S CUMULATIVE 15 MINUTES.
SO IF YOU SPEND FIVE MINUTES
WITH SOMEBODY YOU KNOW, THREE
DAYS IN A ROW THAT WILL ALSO
COUNT.
SO THIS REALLY WORKS WELL.
SITUATIONS LIKE THE BUS OR THE
PLANE OR THE RESTAURANT OR THE
BAR OR THE COLLEGE PARTY.
IT AUGMENTS THAT MANUAL CONTACT
TRACING.
>> GOT TO IT'S NOT GOING
THROUGH YOUR PHONE BAG
NOTIFYING TEXTING EVERYONE ON
YOUR LIST.
>> IT'S KIND OF AN EXPOSURE
WITHIN PROXIMITY FOR A LENGTH
OF TIME.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
AND IF YOU CAN EXPOSURE YOU'RE
THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THAT.
AND IT GIVES YOU GUIDELINES
THAT YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU DO
NEXT.
LOOK, MY KIDS HIJACKED MY PHONE
ALL THE TIME AND I LIKE THE
BLUETOOTH.
>> IT'S FUNCTION FOR WHATEVER,
YOU KNOW, MUSIC THEY'RE PLAYING
AND EVERYTHING IF THAT SHOULD
BE TURNED OFF.
EVEN THOUGH I'VE I'VE
DOWNLOADED THE APP, IT'S STILL
GOING TO WORK OR DO YOU HAVE TO
HAVE THE BLUETOOTH ON THE WHOLE
TIME?
>> BLUETOOTH HAS TO STAY ON BUT
IT USES BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY
AND SO WE FOUND IN OUR TESTING
THAT IT HAS VERY MINIMAL IMPACT
ON THE PHONE'S BATTERY LIFE.
>> OKAY.
AND THEN ALSO CURIOUS, YOU KNOW
,WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT
THIS TOO IF YOU GOT A
NOTIFICATION.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WITH THAT
INFORMATION?
DO YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR BOSS
YOU KNOW, TELL THE TEACHERS AT
SCHOOL PERHAPS?
I MEAN WHAT WHAT'S THE NEXT
STEP?
>> YEAH, WELL REMEMBER THE
NOTIFICATION IS JUST THAT
YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED SO THERE'S
NO NEED TO TELL ANYBODY ABOUT
THAT.
IT'LL GIVE YOU CLEAR GUIDANCE
ON NEXT STEPS.
OF COURSE WE RECOMMEND TESTING
FIVE DAYS AFTER EXPOSURE ETC.
BUT IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU AND
EVEN IF YOU'RE DIAGNOSED WITH
COBE IT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL
YOUR SUPERVISOR AT WORK.
BUT PUBLIC HEALTH WILL CONTACT
YOU IF YOU'RE DIAGNOSED AND WE
SEE THAT QR CODE THAT'S THAT'S
BY THERE.
>> IS THAT JUST SOMETHING
THAT'S EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO
DOWNLOAD?
I MEAN IT'S PRETTY EASY.
PRETTY SIMPLE STUFF.
>> YEAH, IT'S REALLY EASY.
THE QR CODE THERE JUST TAKES
YOU TO THE CIA NOTIFIED THAT
CIA DOT GOV WEBSITE AND THERE'S
INSTRUCTIONS ON THAT WEB SITE
FOR USERS BEGINNING ON
THURSDAY.
IF YOU HAVE AN IPHONE YOU JUST
TURN IT ON IN SETTINGS.
IF YOU HAVE AN ANDROID PHONE,
THERE'S AN APP YOU CAN
DOWNLOAD.
STARTING THURSDAY FROM THE
GOOGLE PLAY STORE.
SO WE REALLY WANT AS MANY
PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO TURN THIS
ON.
IT'S ANOTHER TOOL TO HELP US,
YOU KNOW, SLOW THE SURGE AND
KEEP US ALL SAFER.
>> I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION
IF WE COULD ASK YOUR DOCTOR I
KNOW THE GOVERNOR DURING HIS
UPDATE YESTERDAY KEPT SAYING
THIS IS NOT CONTACT TRACING.
WHY WAS THAT SO IMPORTANT TO
GET THAT MESSAGE OUT?
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
AUGMENTS CONTACT TRACING RIGHT.
CONTACT TRACING WORKS GREAT FOR
FAMILY, FRIENDS, PEOPLE YOU
REMEMBER EATING WITH, ET
CETERA.
EXPOSURE NOTIFICATION WORKS
WELL FOR STRANGERS AND PEOPLE
THAT YOU MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE
KNOW TO CONTACT AND SO THEY
WORK TOGETHER SYNERGISTICALLY.
AND SO IT DOESN'T REPLACE THE
NEED TO HAVE OUR CONTACT
TRACERS AT THE COUNTY.
>> DR. LONGHURST, THANKS SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING
TO WALK US THROUGH THIS APP.
>> ABSOLUTELY.