FILE PHOTO: A woman talks on the phone on a balcony at Navona square as Italy tightens measures to try and contain the spread of coronavirus disease , in Rome, Italy March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Alberto LingriaROME: Italy on Monday released a contested mobile app to trace coronavirus infections in four regions before extending it to the whole country, despite widespread resistance from people concerned about invasion of privacy.
If a person tests positive for the virus, the app tells recent contacts to self-isolate and get tested, helping health authorities to react quickly and limit contagion. There has been heated debate in Italy over possible privacy violations, but the government has said users' personal data will not be collected and the app will not geolocate them.In addition, all recorded contact logs must be deleted once the health emergency is over or by Dec 31 at the latest.
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