Covid-19: Qatar tracing app flaw exposed one million users’ data, says Amnesty


People wearing protective gear walk by on a street of Qatar's capital Doha. Privacy concerns over the Ehteraz app, which became mandatory for residents and citizens on pain of prison from May 22, had already prompted a rare backlash and forced officials to offer reassurance and concessions. — AFP

DOHA: A security flaw in Qatar’s controversial mandatory coronavirus contact tracing app exposed sensitive information of more than one million users, rights group Amnesty International warned on May 26.

The glitch, which was fixed on Friday after being flagged by Amnesty a day earlier, made users’ ID numbers, location and infection status vulnerable to hackers.

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