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Brazilian government to use phone location data to track people infected with Covid-19

By Ana Paula Candil and Caio Rinaldi ( April 2, 2020, 17:55 GMT | Insight) -- Major telecom operators in Brazil will share citizens’ geolocation data with the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication to help fight the novel coronavirus, the Brazilian Association for Telecommunications told MLex. The initiative is part of the government’s plan to use phone location data to track people who test positive for the virus.Major telecom operators in Brazil will share citizens’ geolocation data with the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication to help fight the novel coronavirus, the Brazilian Association for Telecommunications told MLex. ...

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