India Covid-19 Tracking App Raises Red Flags
Concern is that governments could track more than just illness
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By: Neeta Lal
A smartphone app launched by India’s Modi government to track potential Covid-19 victims has been met with suspicion by privacy-focused groups because of the possibility that data could be shared with a wide range of government agencies.
Fears over such coronavirus-tracking apps have been expressed in other countries including Singapore, wh…
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