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By Josh Horwitz on Feb 18, 2020 6:45AM

China seeks help of national tech giants to track coronavirus with QR codes

Enlists help of Alibaba and Tencent to expand colour-based systems for tracking individuals.

China's government is enlisting the help of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd to expand colour-based systems for tracking individuals affected with the coronavirus nationwide. On Wednesday, Alipay, the payment app operated by Alibaba's financial division Ant Financial, released ...

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