1 is addressed by pretty much epidemiological and technical paper on the matter, nobody thinks digital contact tracing is a silver bullet.
2 This is not "reliance on US tech for internal policy security", this is using a tool that significant parts of the population have in their pocket to fulfill a complementary task in pandemic management. G&A make it easier to use it for managing the currently ongoing pandemic. "Who decides when covid19 crisis is over?" is pretty straight-forward in Germany, the government with their health ministry and external agencies and in coordination with the EU. G&A provide tools to switch this off on a regional basis. This is far from a "Huawei moment" because the tech side of it is pretty much a side note to history in terms of overall relevance.
1. Yes, scientists and policy makers know. But the average citizens who will be subject to these interventions largely do not. Western MSM has been extremely cautious not emphasizing the unpalatable elements of isolation strategies. And before that, the privacy breaking technical elements of contact tracing apps. These conversations are overdue even if societies eventually decide they are politically impossible.
2. This article is literally about US tech companies "refuse to budge" on standards a sovereign backed during time of extreme crisis. It may very be that Apple provided a better argument, but the language suggest Germany was rebuffed, that is, it was an unilateral decision on Apple's part. Germany just found out how little influence it has over critical tools to their security. This is arguably much worse than a Huawei moment since Huawei ostensibly has alternate supply chains whereas US companies own the software ecosystem for all mobile devices. The tech side in both scenarios are both going to be historically incidental, but the political ramifications will be long lasting.
Saying who decides covid19 is over is straight forward is like saying US declaring wars are over is straight forward. Maybe theoretically, but in reality not. What if EU wants these features permanent baked in as part of the future biosecurtiy system. What happens if G&A says no.
2 This is not "reliance on US tech for internal policy security", this is using a tool that significant parts of the population have in their pocket to fulfill a complementary task in pandemic management. G&A make it easier to use it for managing the currently ongoing pandemic. "Who decides when covid19 crisis is over?" is pretty straight-forward in Germany, the government with their health ministry and external agencies and in coordination with the EU. G&A provide tools to switch this off on a regional basis. This is far from a "Huawei moment" because the tech side of it is pretty much a side note to history in terms of overall relevance.