The Iranian government is encouraging residents to download an app it claims can test people for the coronavirus by asking them a series of questions. But activists note that you can’t really diagnose the virus that way, and upon questioning the Health Ministry said it did not develop the app, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology did. Critics say the app is just another way for the government to snoop on citizens.
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