China ditches its Covid-19 tracking app

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1 year ago

December 13, 2022

Costa Haritos

China’s Covid-19 tracking app has been ditched by Beijing

Chinese officials have confirmed the end of the state-mandated Covid-19 tracking app.

The national Communications Itinerary Card app had been in use for three years.

But officials took the app offline on Monday as part of Beijing’s latest attempt to loosen Covid-19 restrictions.

The app had used phone signals to track whether individuals were travelling travelled to an area considered to be ‘high-risk’.

Chinese citizens were required to submit their phone numbers in the smartphone application, which then shared an itinerary of where they could travel to.

“Bye bye,” wrote one user on the Weibo platform, who hailed the decision as “the end of an era.”

Others wrote “goodbye itinerary card, concerts here I come.”

China’s four telecom groups have confirmed they will delete any data linked to the app.

The app’s disbandment is the latest shift from Beijing after anti-lockdown protests gripped the nation’s top universities.

Other changes include mandatory testing before some public activities being ditched, and some quarantine rules.

Why “stagflation” will be the greatest financial threat of 2024

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16 hours ago

May 6, 2024

Nathan Langridge

With inflation soaring and economic growth tapering off, concerns about stagflation are on the rise

Stagflation, a situation characterised by high inflation coupled with stagnant economic growth, presents a unique challenge that many are ill-prepared to face.

Mark Wyld from MW Wealth joins to unpack what defines “stagflation”. #featured

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Will Tesla’s supercharger layoffs eventually payoff?

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16 hours ago

May 6, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Tesla CEO Elon Musk dissolves supercharging team, leaving customers stranded.

Elon Musk’s decision to disband Tesla’s electric vehicle charging team has left customers concerned about the future of the company’s charging infrastructure.

The move comes as a surprise to many, considering Tesla’s commitment to expanding its charging network to support its growing fleet of EVs #featured

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TikTok’s fate in the United States

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3 days ago

May 4, 2024

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TikTok’s fate in the United States has never been more in doubt.

Congress approved a bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law that gives its Chinese parent company two options: sell it to an approved buyer or see it banned.

But now, the owners of the popular social media app says they’re preparing to challenge the statute in court.

Andy Keiser a Senior Fellow at the National Security Institute, and a Former Senior Advisor for the House Intelligence Committee joins Veronica Dudo to discuss. #IN AMERICA TODAY #featured #business #socialmedia #TikTok #TikTokban #nationalsecurity