It seems that many will follow in China's footsteps to combat the spread of COVID 19. Russia has developed and intends to launch an application to monitor diagnosed citizens. with coronavirus in an effort to monitor if they are staying at home.
According to government officials, the software is expected to be released today Thursday, as he says the BBC. The move coincides with a wider initiative among European health institutions to create a network of monitoring apps that communicate with each other. The United Kingdom and Germany it looks like they are working to make similar solutions available.
Russia's software will initially be distributed to citizens who have tested positive for COVID 19 but have left the hospital. Το BBC αναφέρει ότι η εφαρμογή θα ζητάει πρόσβαση στις calls των χρηστών, την τοποθεσία, τη φωτογραφική μηχανή, τον αποθηκευτικό χώρο, πληροφορίες δικτύου και άλλα δεδομένα. Θα είναι διαθέσιμη για Android αλλά και για συσκευές με iOS.
In February, China launched a similar app that allowed authorities to monitor contacts with people infected with the coronavirus. Subsequent reports indicate that the application was sharing user data with the police
Of course the experts in themesecurity officials have raised concerns that Russia and any Russia could abuse the app to spy on millions of citizens.
"We are concerned that this app can be used to track the movements of millions of people, because it is a tool for social control," said Tom Fisher, a senior researcher at Privacy International, on the BBC.
