Hong Kong’s China-Style COVID-19 Tracking App Found to Have Security Flaws: Auditor

Hong Kong’s China-Style COVID-19 Tracking App Found to Have Security Flaws: Auditor
Hong Kong officials introduce a new health code app at a press conference in Hong Kong on Dec.2, 2021. Bill Cox/The Epoch Times
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The Hong Kong government’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app contains serious security risks that could jeopardize the privacy of users’ personal information, an independent audit revealed.

The U.S. government-funded Open Technology Fund hired Poland-based cybersecurity firm 7ASecurity in July to conduct an audit of the “Leave Home Safe” mobile app, which found eight security vulnerabilities and four weaknesses in the software.

Jenny Li
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Jenny Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010. She has reported on Chinese politics, economics, human rights issues, and U.S.-China relations. She has extensively interviewed Chinese scholars, economists, lawyers, and rights activists in China and overseas.
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