(Q4711)
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An investigation by Amnesty’s Security Lab discovered the critical weakness in the configuration of Qatar’s EHTERAZ contact tracing app. Now fixed, the vulnerability would have allowed cyber attackers to access highly sensitive personal information, including the name, national ID, health status and location data of more than one million users.
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the app would be mandatory for all Qatari citizens and residents, and those found without it could face up to three years in prison and a fine of QR200,000 (approximately $55'000).
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Amnesty International's Security Lab has been conducting technical analysis of many of these apps to unearth potential privacy and security issues, and better understand what collection of data are users required to concede.
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com.moi.covid19
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