One month after the start of Qatar World Cup 2022 exploits a controversy linked to the mandatory use of two mobile applications that fans will be required to install that they reach Qatari soil.
A report published on the ‘NRK’ site by computer security experts indicates that they are spy tools, in the jargon ‘spyware’.
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One of the apparently mandatory mobile tools is Ehteraz, which was developed by the Qatar Ministry of the Interior and is used to track positive Covid-19 cases.
The second is the official application of the World Cup, Hayya. In this case, it offers information on match tickets and is also useful for free travel on the Qatar metro.
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More about the ‘spyware’ apps of the Qatar 2022 World Cup
A report published on the NRK site by computer security experts indicates that they are spy tools, in the jargon ‘spyware’.
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- Apps ask for excessive permissions and access.
- According to the aforementioned report, Ehteraz requests these authorizations to operate:
- Read, delete or change the contents of the cell phone.
- Connect to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
- Take priority over other apps.
- Prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- Access the geographical location.
- Prevent screen lock.
- Have the ability to make calls.
- Hayya asks for less access, although it includes sharing the user’s personal information without restrictions, as well as access to geolocation.
- Øyvind Vasaasen, a computer security specialist cited in the report by NRKcommented that by installing these applications you give the authorities full access to your home.
- The organizers of the Qatar 2022 World Cup have not officially confirmed that it will be mandatory to install the aforementioned applications.
