FOOTPRINT REGISTRATION TO EXPAND COVERAGE

The Health Bureau (SSM) has announced that it would expand the coverage of the footprint registration function: a function reliant on the Macao Health Code app developed by the SSM. Currently, people are “encouraged” – the SSM has restated its position – to scan the footprint registration QR code as they enter venues with the code posted. In the next phase, the code will be posted in venues such as driving academies, job agencies, lawmakers’ offices, takeaway food shops and public venues of associations. Users have been fearing privacy breaches, while SSM has reiterated that no data will be uploaded to any government server.