The Makabayan bloc cited red flags earlier raised by IT experts as enough reason for the House to dig deeper into the app's alleged anomalies.
MANILA, Philippines – The progressive lawmakers in the Makabayan bloc are calling for a House investigation into the alleged irregularities and data privacy issues hounding StaySafe PH, the Duterte government’s official contact-tracing platform for coronavirus cases.
“These issues surrounding StaySafe touches many grounds for thorough investigation by government bodies. From the process of selection, effectivity, and data privacy, the interests of the Filipino people are put to great risks,” the lawmakers said. StaySafe, developed by tech firm Multisys Technologies Corporation, is the government's official health monitoring and contact tracing platform.
Rio had also said that there was also no proper vetting of StaySafe’s technology before the government endorsed it.
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