By Joyce Huang
While battling a new cluster of COVID-19 infections, authorities in Beijing have been quick to make use of geo-spatial information, collected through mobile tracking devices in people’s smartphones to identify and isolate potential virus carriers.
The technology, enabled by the device’s built-in global...
China’s Coronavirus Tracking Technology Sparks Privacy Concerns
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