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Coronavirus: in China, high-tech as a surveillance tool in the face of the epidemic

2020-02-28T17:51:26.156Z


Hundreds of Chinese cities are adopting a tool, developed by Alibaba, which collects users' personal data to fight the Covid-19.


Correspondent in Beijing

At the doorstep of bank branches, official buildings, shopping centers or entire cities, these terminals stand guard in China, like technological sentinels facing the threat of the coronavirus. Before being able to enter, the visitor brandishes a mysterious QR code on the screen of his smartphone towards the optical eye, which makes his verdict relentless, under the gaze of a vigil in the flesh. The man has already checked the temperature using a gun-like thermometer, but the machine can deliver the final blow. A green code opens the doors of the institution or the city. A yellow or red code sends the individual back into forced quarantine for seven to fourteen days, like a pariah.

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This platform of the trade giant Alibaba becomes the essential sesame in everyday life for millions of Chinese, at a time when the second world economy is trying to return to work, under the persistent threat of Covid-19. One by one, hundreds

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