![]() Øyvind Vasaasen, a security expert for Norwegian news outlet NRK examined what the Ehteraz app requires from users, and it defies belief. Naturally it tracks location, which might cause you to pause, but understandable given the aim of the app to monitor Covid spread. While that might sound innocuous enough, responsible even, there are some absolutely horrifying details coming out about the app. It’s being billed as a way for officials to monitor a potential outbreak and aid with contact tracing. Oh, also global soccer prowess, I guess - but that feels tertiary at this point.Īdding to the laundry list of rules foreigners will be required to follow while in Qatar is a new Covid app called “Ehteraz,” which must be downloaded by every visitor over the age of 18. The 2022 Qatar World Cup is an exercise in two things: How much horror FIFA is willing to tolerate for money, and how many personal liberties people are willing to give up in order to see the event live.
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