A passenger wearing a face mask shows a green QR code on his phone. The code signifies his health status to security upon arrival at Wenzhou railway station in Wenzhou. Picture: AFP
Anger spread across Chinese social media sites over the weekend following an announcement that officials in the eastern city of Hangzhou could create a permanent version of a smartphone-based health-rating system developed to fight COVID-19. The news led some internet users to accuse the city of exploiting the pandemic to expand state monitoring of residents.
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