As the coronavirus swept through China, communities, local governments, and business have been trying to figure out how to best follow social isolation rules. This being China, of course, tech majors and telcos jumped at the chance to serve the country by leveraging their vast data pools. But how much tech is actually behind the country's health code systems? Should we be more worried about how China is using data. Links<ul><li><a href="https://technode.com/become-a-member/">Become a member of TechNode Squared</a></li><li><a href="https://technode.com/newsletter-offering/">Our newsletters</a></li><li><a href="https://technode.com/tag/ncov2019/">TechNode’s coverage of the coronavirus</a></li></ul>Guest<ul><li>David Cohen, <a href="https://twitter.com/martynvanburen?lang=en">@MartynvanBuren</a></li></ul>Hosts<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jartman/">John Artman</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/knowsnothing">@knowsnothing</a>, <a href="http://technode.com/">TechNode</a></li><li><a href="https://cn.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brennan">Matthew Brennan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mbrennanchina">@mbrennanchina</a><a href="https://twitter.com/MattyBGooner">, </a><a href="http://chinachannel.co/">ChinaChannel</a></li></ul>Editor<ul><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wisteriavines">Peter Isachenko</a></li></ul>Podcast information<ul><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/china-tech-talk/id1228528520?mt=2">iTunes</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0fq7g5CObw066wSuL3FHjw">Spotify</a></li><li><a href="https://feeds.simplecast.com/400uRY7l">RSS feed</a></li><li>Music: “Theme from Penguins on Parade” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/">Lee Rosevere</a>, <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/">Music for Podcasts 3</a></li></ul>

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As the coronavirus swept through China, communities, local governments, and business have been trying to figure out how to best follow social isolation rules. This being China, of course, tech majors and telcos jumped at the chance to serve the country by leveraging their vast data pools. But how much tech is actually behind the country's health code systems? Should we be more worried about how China is using data

China Tech Talk

89: Just how much tech is in China's health code?

89: Just how much tech is in China's health code?

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