Updates: The article has been updated on how users will be contacted
Singapore-headquartered Madison Technologies has launched an independent contact-tracing website, called CovCT, to control and limit the spread of the virus globally.
The platform requires users to scan a QR code at different locations or visit the URL on the browser, where they can check in with their details. This will allow them to remember the places they have been to and help local authorities trace and isolate cases of the virus with the information.
Building management, business owners and community leaders can get the QR Code poster by registering their venue on the CovCT website. After this, a CovCT kit will be provided along with instructions.
If a positive case has been detected at a location, it will be highlighted in the user’s history. Authorities can request for the data and choose to notify the users in the event of an outbreak in certain locations.
According to the company CovCT will never reach out to users with the personal details collected.
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While governments around the world have directed for a lockdown, there is still some room for the virus to spread as asymptomatic carriers come into contact with others when they go out to buy essential items.
“Currently, our platform requires users to scan a QR code or visit a URL on a browser. However, we are working on solutions where this can be rolled out in a “kiosk mode” where visitors can check in the absence of a smartphone or working internet connectivity,” an employee of the company told e27.
According to the firm, this is not a money-generating project but is an initiative that aims to contribute to the collective war against COVID-19. ” CovCT was built to provide authorities from different countries a solution to gather information on the movement and spread of the virus,” said CEO Praburaajan Selvarajan.
Many people worldwide have expressed their concern about data privacy when using contact tracing apps. However, CovCT ensures that data remains anonymous for users, claims the CEO.
“The CovCT platform will protect all personal data. The data collected will be stored privately and anonymised on the platform and will not be shared with any individuals, businesses or the locations where the users have checked in. Instead, the data will be held in trust until requested by relevant local authorities who will, with their respective contact tracing protocols, choose to contact these users,” he added.
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