Coronavirus is the subject of these last weeksAs it sets up all kinds of events, it makes companies all over the world afraid of big problems. Because it's a very big topic, many requests for this are made, though most of them have been removed from the Play Store, which has raised some controversy.
This is the same conclusion The Iranian AC19 app has run. This was an Android application made by the Iranian government, which allowed it to monitor the spread of the virus in the country. App is controversial because it asked the user's exact location and has now moved to the Play Store.
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No tracking on the Play Store
When AC19 was installed on the phone, a questionnaire would be opened, intended to be determine if the user suffers from some of the symptoms of the coronavirus. Depending on the answers, they are asked to stay home, go to the hospital, or continue as usual. Although the program was particularly controversial for asking the user's location, something on paper was to better control the infection foci.
Alarms soon appeared in the app, because those in charge of the Smart Land Strategy, who co-created two Telegraph Telecommunications that were aimed at stealing personal data, later affiliated with intelligence services in Iran. That is why it is suspected that the program does the same. Although there is no evidence of this, because AC19 has only requested access to that location and does not appear to function as Trojan or malware, it has been removed from the Play Store.
Until the time of its completion, about four million people in Iran They had downloaded it, to see if they had a coronavirus or not. The country has become one of the most affected, with more than 8,000 people infected and nearly 300. Google has taken a firm policy and use of the material available in the store, formed its own category, in addition to making contributions in this regard.
