China’s mandatory Olympics app raises privacy and censorship concerns, watchdog group warns

The Citizen Lab, based at the University of Toronto, said in an extensive 보고서 by research associate Jeffrey Knockel that the mandatory MY2022 app fails to validate some SSL certificates, which could leave open information to being intercepted by a malicious host, 에 의해 보고된 바와 같이 The Canadian Press.

Those who attend the Olympics, including athletes and journalists, are required to download the app and upload their health and vaccination information to track potential outbreaks of COVID-19. The report warns that sensitive data even unrelated to medical information could leak given the flaws in the app, which was built by the Beijing Organizing Committee.

A man wearing a face mask with the image of China’s President Xi Jinping joins other human rights activists holding Olympic Rings as they protest in Taipei against the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games to mark Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)

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