Darius fasziniert von Kindheit an von Software- und IT Systeme. Er hat ein Studium der Sozialen Arbeit, Rechtswissenschaften und BWL absolviert und arbeitet heute bei Tegonal in Teilzeit.

Darius has long been fascinated by IT, but chose a non-traditional career path. Now at Tegonal, he juggles projects, customer support and business analysis.

Software- und IT Systeme faszinieren Darius seit seiner Kindheit. Entfacht wurde sein Interesse mit dem ersten Schneider Computer seines Vaters, der Atari Spielkonsole und den anschliessenden ersten Anwendungen im Internet. Dennoch hat er sich nicht für eine klassische IT Laufbahn entschieden. Ihn haben immer auch andere Themen fasziniert. Nach einem Studium der Sozialen Arbeit und Studien in Rechtswissenschaften und BWL hat er in einem Berufsverband und in der Suchthilfe gearbeitet. 2016 zog es ihn wieder zurück in die IT zu Tegonal. Bei Tegonal leitet er Projekte, unterstützt unsere Kundinnen und Kunden bei der Implementierung agiler Prozesse und in der Businessanalyse. Er arbeitet Teilzeit, damit er auch genügend Zeit für seine drei Kinder hat. In seiner Freizeit geht er gerne Joggen und Rennradfahren, liest viele Bücher und hört gerne Musik.

Software and IT systems have fascinated Darius since childhood. His interest was sparked with his father's first Schneider computer, the Atari game console and the subsequent first applications on the Internet. Nevertheless, he did not choose a classical IT career. He has always been fascinated by other topics. After studying social work and law and business administration, he worked in a professional association and in addiction support. In 2016, he was drawn back to IT at Tegonal. At Tegonal, he manages projects, supports our customers in the implementation of agile processes and in business analysis. He works part-time so that he also has enough time for his three children. In his free time, he enjoys jogging and road cycling, reading many books and listening to music.

What about SwissCovid App and data protection?

SwissCovid App und der Datenschutz

The Tegonal team members are often approached with the question, what we think about the SwissCovid App. After all, we are the "IT guys", right?! Often people express doubts about data protection. Given that the steaks are high, we decided to share our opinion on the topic:

Many actors are collection as much data as they can get their hands on and many users happily grant generously access. The goal of the state must be to protect data privacy of its citizens. This is even more true for delicate fields as public health is one.

The goal was actually met creating the covid apps: Within only a few months an extensive discourse about data protection emerged throughout society. To date, this has not happened often and it is a model for future debates. In spring, there were multiple concepts on how a corona app could be designed. The pressure quickly increased so plans to introduce systems with a central data store were quickly dropped by most countries.

The solution used in Switzerland and in many other countries is now based on the principle, that every smartphone emits randomly generated codes using Bluetooth. Those codes are only saved on the actual device and twice a day, all codes published by infected persons are downloaded and matched to see if a contact happened. This approach accommodates the requirements on data protection adequately.

Yes, the app has some room for improvement (but what software doesn't?). The forced activation of location services on Android is a problem. As a workaround the location access can be withdrawn to all other apps. Also the administrative workflows to submit the codes once a person is tested positive must be improved. This alone is no reason to not use the app. As the Swiss say: «Nützt's nüd, so schad's nüd.»

So should you install the app on your smartphone? 

 This is an easy and safe contribution to the efforts to contain the virus.

You can find some more information on those websites:

 answers a bunch of questions you might have. - This service is provided by multiple Swiss NGOs such as Amnesty International and Digital Society

Official website of the federal office of public health on the app

 The code was used multiple times to create country specific apps. This is possible because it's Open Source software!

The SwissCovid app has a high level of data protection and privacy by avoiding centralized data storage and instead generating and storing Bluetooth codes on smartphones.