This report from Citizen's Lab looks at the security and privacy of the web and Android versions of COVID-KAYA, an app used by health care workers in the Philippines to collect and share data about COVID-19 cases. The analysis found both versions of COVID-KAYA contain vulnerabilities disclosing data otherwise protected by “superuser” credentials.
COVID-KAYA and the Exposure of Health Care Worker Data in the Philippines
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CIPM, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPT
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