A fake Track and Trace app which allows users to pretend to scan their details in at restaurants and bars has been slammed by health chiefs as 'irresponsible and pointless'. In a statement, the Department for Health and Social Care told MailOnline: 'The NHS Track and Trace app is designed to keep people safe and uphold data privacy. Law and orders: Do you really need the trace app to buy a drink? Government rules on the track and trace app say you do not need to have it to be allowed into pubs and venues. The NHS Track and Trace app was finally released on September 24 after months of delays.

Source: Daily Mail October 07, 2020 21:22 UTC