Hong Kong Scraps Contact Tracing App That Raised Privacy Concern
- App introduced in November 2020 to record visit history
- City is removing final curbs to return to normal life
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Hong Kong is discarding its Covid contact tracing app, one of the most visible components of its pandemic infrastructure.
The LeaveHomeSafe app has ceased operation and will no longer be updated, according to a government statement dated Sunday. All visitation records uploaded from confirmed cases has been deleted, the statement said.