Security News > 2020 > August > 'Add Photo' Feature on Turkey's Virus App Sparks Alarm
Turkey's coronavirus tracking app is facing fire from privacy advocates for adding a feature allowing users to report social distancing rule violations, with the option to send photos.
In April, the health ministry launched a phone app called "Hayat Eve Sigar" that helps people monitor confirmed virus cases, showing the risk levels and infection rates in specific neighbourhoods.
"Help control the virus by reporting rule violations that you encounter," a message on the app says above an "Add photo" function and a line for the corresponding street address.
Turkey has officially registered almost 260,000 virus infections and 6,139 deaths.
Turks are advised to download the app so that security forces are informed when infected people leave their homes in defiance of warnings, with the possibility of criminal prosecution.