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 movement this coincides with a wider initiative among European health institutions to create a network of monitoring applications that communicate with each other. The UK and Germany appear to be working to roll out similar solutions.
Russia's software will initially be distributed to citizens who have tested positive for COVID 19 but have left the hospital. The BBC reports that the app will ask access στις κλήσεις 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 security experts have expressed their concerns, as Russia and any Russia could abuse the application to spy on millions of citizens.
"Ανησυχούμε γιατί αυτή η εφαρμογή μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί για την παρακολούθηση των κινήσεων εκατομμυρίων ανθρώπων, γιατί είναι ένα tool για κοινωνικό έλεγχο", δήλωσε ο Tom Fisher, ανώτερος ερευνητής στο Privacy International, στο BBC.
