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Rush for burner phones as Hong Kong pushes COVID app – The Australian Financial Review
The swift authoritarian turn taken by the Chinese government has resulted in deep-seated mistrust of public policies, including measures to curb the coronavirus….
Contact-tracing apps have sparked similar privacy and trust issues around the world, from Singapore to the United States.
Hong Kong on Thursday lifted limits on how many people could sit together in restaurants to four from two, and the cut-off time for dining to 10pm from 6pm.
Restaurants and other venues just reopening, such as gyms or beauty salons, are required to write down customers details or ask them to scan a QR code with the LeaveHomeSafe app, which authorities use for contact tracing.
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