The UK government's efforts to build a centralized contract tracing app from scratch were plagued by poor technical execution and chaotic personnel management (Bobbie Johnson/MIT Technology Review)

Bobbie Johnson / MIT Technology Review:
The UK government's efforts to build a centralized contract tracing app from scratch were plagued by poor technical execution and chaotic personnel management  —  The failed rollout of Britain's covid-19 app will damage digital contact tracing efforts worldwide—but its troubles were the result of clear, specific errors.