One Chinese government Rx for COVID-19: Collect more data

Marketplace Tech

English - March 02, 2020 12:02 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
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As China works to contain COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, residents there are being asked to supply a lot more personal information to both companies and the government. But once the virus is under control, could the government still use the data to continue to surveil people? Molly Wood talks with Marketplace’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak.