India makes contact-tracing app compulsory in viral hot zones despite most local phones not being smart

India makes contact-tracing app compulsory in viral hot zones despite most local phones not being smart

Tech minister says app is 'foolproof'! We imagine Black Hats probably don't agree. And some may have time on their hands at present


India has made use of a COVID-19 contact-tracing app compulsory in some parts of the nation.


The country yesterday extended its national lockdown for two weeks from today. But the extension is not total: regions that have experienced no new cases at all or none in the last 21 days will be designated “green zones”. But locales with known cases or insufficient data will become “red” or “orange” zones subject to ongoing stay-at-home orders and extensive restrictions on business activity.


And in Red or Orange zones, according to the new Order [PDF] from the Ministry of ..

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