Govt denies rift with Mor Chana creators
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Privacy issues cited by app s developers
published : 19 Jan 2021 at 04:02
21 Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta, centre, in his press conference on Monday. VARUTH HIRUNYATHEB
The government on Monday played down reports of conflicts between state agencies and the developers of the Mor Chana coronavirus contact-tracing app after they pulled out of the project.
The withdrawal of the volunteer developers, which was made public over the weekend, caused a stir on social media with critics of the government casting doubt over the app s reliability and data privacy.
Mor Chana is used to trace Covid-19 infections and alert users if they are in a high-risk area.