China-controlled COVID app for 2022 Olympics has 'devastating' security flaw Fortune


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Athletes competing in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are making their final preparations for the Games that start on Feb. 4. But before they set off for Beijing, they will need to download an app controlled by China’s government.Called My 2022, the phone app—or desktop website—primarily functions as a health monitoring tool to track the COVID-19 health records of Olympic athletes and related staff. The app also features a messaging function and provides information like shuttle and event schedules. The mandatory app is raising security concerns among researchers, suggesting that athletes in China's Olympic bubble may not be insulated from...