A new survey by Swindon-based BCS, the Chartered Institute of IT, has found that less than one quarter of IT professionals think the planned NHSX contact tracing app will be effective in containing Covid-19.

Just 24 percent believe the app will contribute to curbing the virus, with 32 percent feeling it will make no contribution and 45 percent undecided, according to a survey.

Some 42 percent of IT experts said they would be downloading the app for themselves, with 36 percent saying they would not install it and 21 percent undecided. Members told the organisation that data security and privacy were their top concerns, followed by doubts around the app’s ability to work effectively, and then trust in the Government.