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Around two million people here have downloaded the national contact tracing app TraceTogether, after rules were introduced for foreign workers to do so as part of heightened measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 in dormitories and work sites.
The foreign workers have to meet tomorrow’s app download deadline, as the country enters phase two of the reopening of the economy.
Latest figures show Singapore residents have also been downloading and updating their personal details in the app.
The number of users who have entered their identification numbers – a new requirement introduced earlier this month – has gone up to 790,000, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group told The Straits Times.
Privacy advocates have argued against the collection of identity numbers such as NRIC or foreign identification numbers (FINs), saying that a centralised database provides an attractive target for hackers.
A Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman said the capturing of identity numbers in the updated TraceTogether app allows for a higher degree of identity assurance, which is necessary for the issuing of official quarantine orders, for instance.
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