There was the story of taking burner phones to China for the Olympics – now we have the Qatar World Cup spyware

I found this on Bruce Schneier’s blog:

I covered the story of the Beijing 2022 Olympics and the privacy issues raised for those attending, and the advice that burner phones would be a good idea because of China’s internet and privacy policies:

Privacy in China and the Winter Olympics – Smart Thinking Solutions

Burner phones! – Smart Thinking Solutions

Now there is concern that there are privacy concerns around the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022:

Everyone going to the World Cup must have this app – experts are now sounding the alarm – NRK Sport – Sportsnyheter, resultater og sendeplan

“Everyone travelling to Qatar during the football World Cup will be asked to download two apps called Ehteraz and Hayya.”

… personally I would never bring my mobile phone on a visit to Qatar.

Øyvind Vasaasen – Head of Security at NRK

Further Reading

Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter games – Smart Thinking Solutions