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    Coronavirus mass surveillance could be here to stay, experts say

    Use of invasive digital and physical tracking measures soars as the pandemic spreads Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
    by Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem, Justin McCurry in Tokyo, and Michael Safi in Amman Jun 18, 2020 4 minutes
    A police officer operates a drone carrying a QR code for drivers to register their vehicles online when entering Shenzhen, China. Photograph: Lai Li/AP

    Extensive surveillance measures introduced around the world during the coronavirus outbreak have widened and become entrenched, digital rights experts have said, three months after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic.

    The measures have often been billed as temporary necessities rushed into place to help track infections, but governments have been accused of denting civil rights with the widespread use of techniques such as phone monitoring, contact tracing apps, and physical surveillance such as CCTV with facial recognition.

    Top10VPN, a pro-digital privacy website that reviews secure internet connection software, has since March of digital and physical surveillance measures implemented to

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