China said Monday it would retire an app used to track Covid-19 contacts, a milestone in the country's rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy. But social media users nevertheless hailed the Itinerary Card's retirement, noting the symbolism of Beijing shutting down its main tracking app. "Bye bye, this announces the end of an era, and also welcomes a brand new one," one person wrote on the Twitter-like Weibo platform. "Goodbye itinerary card, concerts here I come," wrote another. "The Itinerary Card and other similar products mean vast amounts of personal information and private data," wrote one Weibo user.

Source: The Standard December 12, 2022 10:59 UTC