Collecting Your Free TraceTogether Token: What You Need To Know
Should you participating in this nationwide contact tracing effort? Here’s a guide on what it is and how it works
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ICYMI: Starting in the Jalan Besar and Tanjong Pagar districts, free TraceTogether tokens are now being distributed nationwide as Singapore ramps up its Covid-19 contact tracing efforts.
While it is not mandatory to collect the device, everyone who wants a token will be issued one.
Can't wait to sign up? Here are five things to know about the TraceTogether tokens and where you can pick one up.
2. How does the token work?
Users can carry the TraceTogether token in a bag or in their pocket, since it is a small device.
The token exchanges short-distance Bluetooth signals with nearby tokens or handsets that have the TraceTogether app, and this interaction is logged into the devices.
All logs are encrypted and logs older than 25 days will be automatically erased.
If the user becomes infected with Covid-19, the device will need to be physically handed over to the authorities to extract the data needed for contact tracing.