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Ant Financial Helps Beijing Track Citizens During Coronavirus

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Wayne Ma
· · Source: The New York Times

The Chinese government is requiring some citizens to use a smartphone app made in partnership with Ant Financial, the country’s largest digital-payments company, to determine whether users are at risk from the novel coronavirus, The New York Times reported.  The app, known as Alipay Health Code, is being piloted in 200 Chinese cities and will eventually be used across the country, the newspaper...

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