An Israeli artificial intelligence company says that it can help the Chinese and Hong Kong governments track SOS requests and people in close contact with patients affected by the deadly coronavirus. But there are concerns that the data collected will be used to track and monitor individuals.
Cobwebs Technologies, whose platform is built to trawl the darkest and deepest corners of the internet for signs of fraudulent and criminal activities, can also help monitor mentions of the virus on the web, tweets or posts asking for assistance where phone landlines are down, or to locate people in case of emergency.