Old phones can’t play the Corona-App of the Federal government, often. Dorothee Baer shows little understanding of this Problem. An assertion flies in your ears.

Coronavirus-Warning-App* the Federal government is not working on outdated Smartphones. Federal Minister Dorothee Bär (CSU, 42) reaping for a statement about a violent Shitstorm. Here you will find the basic facts to the Coronavirus* and the current of Corona-News from Germany*. We also offer them in a card for the current case* the numbers in Bavaria.Currently there are the following recommendations to the Corona-protection measures*.

Munich – Since 26. June, the Coronavirus-Warning-App of the Federal government online. Politicians and developers will enjoy a high level of acceptance of the population. After a few days she was already millions and installed downloaded . The more people use the program, the better it can help the spread of the Coronavirus* contain. But, unfortunately, is the App in the normal way also to some of the problems*.

The largest – and is not of the Hand facing the end – point of criticism, that each of the Corona-Warning-App* can take advantage of . It is estimated that you will not be able to install six million German on your mobile device. Are affected almost exclusively the users of obsolete Smartphones . In the old operating systems can cope with the brand-new App . Also the issues of the day made it already to the attention.

Coronavirus-Warn-App: millions can benefit, especially the edge

especially members of marginalised and at risk groups * affected groups would be the most common, fear experts. the pensioners, children and people with low income can afford to just usually do not the latest phone model . In the above-mentioned estimate of those who have no Smartphone are not yet included.

Who is no current device so and other is not to protect the Corona-App – even if he or she wanted it. An Update of the Software could not solve this Problem, in most cases, unfortunately, regrets Baer in an Interview with ZDF.

Corona-Warn-App: Dorothee Bär (CSU) counters criticism of statement your the ears

flies The CSU Federal Minister for digitization was not asked, whether you see it as a social Problem. Poorer people could not buy, finally, every few years a new Smartphone, says the ZDF.

+ Corona-Warn-App: Dorothee Bär, makes a statement to mobile phone purchases for outrage.©picture alliance/dpa / Hannibal Hanschke

“Everyone who uses the App, also helps those who are not able to use the App at the moment ,” replied bear. “ Sometimes it is not only a social Problem “, it moves in a more critical direction, “sometimes, it is also a Problem of convenience. It’s not have already spoken to me several occupation groups, which could afford a new phone , the fact that the App is available for you, because you do not have an iPhone 6. the buy The place then say they were too comfortable, a new mobile phone. ”

Corona-Warn-App: “Too comfortable” – Dorothee Bär provides for outrage

This is a quote as a powder keg . On the Internet, the criticism of this statement is immediately shot out of the ground. “ To be convenient to buy a new phone “, especially without context, this part of the sentence, the politician got a washed Shitstorm on Twitter.

” Bayern Marie-Antoinette (Where in the Hatz-IV-set the couple of euros for a yet so cheap Smartphone are ? Of which, the use of sustainable Conviction your old cell phone, not to mention time),” scolds a User, and Baer compares with the monarch , which is said to have responded to the era of the French Revolution, on the Demand of the population for bread “then let them eat cake”.

Dorothee Baer responds to criticism: context is missing – and it was quoted incorrectly?

Very many users are hit in the same notch. To strive without historical comparisons, not scold you about the fact that the member of Parliament think of the problems of social Weaker . The sustainability aspect of it comes up.

Reading Baer’s response , but closely,, she muses about those ” the quite a new phone could afford “. the Dorothee Bär reacts to the viral outrage, and speaks of a not quite the correct quote . Also, you’ve talked originally about colleagues in the Bundestag , and these certainly have enough money for a modern mobile radio.

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