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LHS defaulting to use Health Code system?

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    Updated my app and yes, this does get turned on by default even though its disabled (or is that in the default state - don't remember) in the older version.


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    Changelog says

    • Enable/Disable connection to the Hong Kong Health Code System (default on)

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    connected or not, whats the big issue that I dont know off???


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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckster007:
    connected or not, whats the big issue that I dont know off???
    This (potentially) automatically uploads your check-in information to the HK government, and thence to the GZ government...

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    Seems most likely at this point that it will try to upload, but it'll fail if there's no account setup/activated on the server end. I assume they're not just silently creating shadow accounts and storing data... at least not until we're required to input HKID and load vaccine info into LHS. Maybe that's coming next?

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    what does the Health Code do?


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    Indeed what is the Health Code System?


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    Quote Originally Posted by aquaman:
    what does the Health Code do?
    Collects your travel information, combines it with your vaccine status, tests, and possibly other health data, and generates a red/yellow/green status QR compatible with the Mainland system. It was a preparatory step towards opening the China border, obviously postponed now...

    https://www.ehc.gov.hk/portal/index.jsp?lang=en
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    Netguard is your friend (Android only though).

    We're all screwed soon and will be living in daily fear of our codes turning yellow like the other 1.4bn over the border


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    Quote Originally Posted by vmlinuz:
    Collects your travel information, combines it with your vaccine status, tests, and possibly other health data, and generates a red/yellow/green status QR compatible with the Mainland system. It was a preparatory step towards opening the China border, obviously postponed now...

    https://www.ehc.gov.hk/portal/index.jsp?lang=en
    Ah that one. No need for it.
    Thanks for explanation!

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