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| An official Chinese application to check the risk of infection with the Coronavirus |
China has launched a new app called Close Contact Detector that can scan people by telling users if they are near people who are suspected or have been infected with the virus. He is infected with the virus. The risk of infection from the coronavirus.
The technology was jointly developed by the Chinese government and the National Electronics Group, and confirms China's close observation of its residents.
As we all know, the Chinese government applies a high level of supervision to citizens, but experts in this field say that, at least in this case, this will not be controversial in China, because the request is based on data from health and transportation services collected, according to the agency Xinhua News. the report.
Citizens can use apps like Alipay or WeChat from social media platforms to subscribe to the app by scanning QR codes on their smartphones.
After logging into the app with the phone number, users are asked to enter their name and ID number. With each stored phone number, you can check the status of a maximum of three identity numbers.
The application then checks the status of users. If it turns out that he is in close contact with people with the Coronavirus, it alerts users to the danger of staying at home and informing the health service. Local.
Close Contact Detector covers a large portion of the population, including people who live or work together or students who live in the same class as well as medical staff, family members, or other caregivers.
Passengers shall be in close contact with the patient if the distance between them does not exceed 3 rows of chairs.
It should be noted that this application will not be possible without the advanced and comprehensive means of the Chinese government to monitor citizens, as national surveillance cameras and facial recognition and artificial intelligence programs work together to monitor citizens, and it is almost impossible for Chinese citizens to hide your identity,