As Chinese authorities expand use of health tracking apps, privacy concerns grow

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QR codes set to play broader role in daily life as local authorities dream up new uses .

As Chinese authorities expand use of health tracking apps, privacy concerns grow
China's health tracking QR codes, which have played a key part in the country's successful containment of the coronavirus, now look set to play a much broader role in daily life as local authorities dream up new uses for the technology. Embedded in the popular WeChat and Alipay smartphone apps, ...

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