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Since the start of the outbreak, governments and companies have scrambled to develop apps and websites that can help users identify COVID-19 symptoms.
India’s largest cell network Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance, launched its coronavirus self-test symptom checker in late March, just before the Indian government imposed a strict nationwide lockdown to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. The symptom checker allows anyone to check their symptoms from their phone or Jio’s website to see if they may have become infected with COVID-19.
But a security lapse exposed one of the symptom checker’s core databases to the internet without a password, TechCrunch has found.
Jio’s coronavirus symptom checker. One of its databases exposed users’ responses. (Image: TechCrunch)
Security researcher Anurag Sen found the database on May 1, just after it was first exposed, and informed TechCrunch to notify the company. Jio quickly pulled the system offline after TechCrunch made contact. It’s not known if anyone else accessed the database.
“We have taken immediate action,” said Jio spokesperson Tushar Pania. “The logging server was for monitoring performance of our website, intended for the limited purpose of people doing a self-check to see if they have any COVID-19 symptoms.”
The database contains millions of logs and records starting April 17 through to the time that the database was pulled offline. Although the server contained a running log of website errors and other system messages, it also ingested vast numbers of user-generated self-test data. Each self-test was logged in the database and included a record of who took the test — such as “self” or a relative, their age, and their gender.
The data also included the person’s user agent, a small snippet of information about the user’s browser version and the operating system, often used to load the website properly but can also be used to track a user’s online activity.
The database also contains individual records of those who signed up to create a profile, allowing users to update their symptoms over time. These records contained the answers to each question asked by the symptom checker, including what symptoms they are experiencing, who they have been in contact with, and what health conditions they may have.
Some of the records also contained the user’s precise location, but only if the user allowed the symptom checker access to their browser or phone’s location data.
We’ve posted a redacted portion of one of the records below.
A redacted portion of the exposed database. (Image: TechCrunch)
From one sample of data we obtained, we found thousands of users’ precise geolocation from across India. TechCrunch was able to identify people’s homes using the latitude and longitude records found in the database.
Most of the location data is clustered around major cities, like Mumbai and Pune. TechCrunch also found users in the United Kingdom and North America.
The exposure could not come at a more critical time for the Indian telecoms giant. Last week Facebook invested $5.7 billion for a near-10% stake in Jio’s Platforms, valuing the Reliance subsidiary at about $66 billion.
Jio did not answer our follow-up questions, and the company did not say if it will inform those who used the symptom tracker of the security lapse.
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How many times have you searched Google only to get a bunch of incorrect or unrelated search results that you wish you could filter out? Well, with a few search shortcuts, you can narrow down your search results and always get the exact results you’re looking for.
You’ll find these shortcuts in our Google Search cheat sheet below. It contains various search tips, operators, and commands to help you filter content by site, timelines, context, and more.
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| Operator | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Informational Search Queries | ||
| define | Returns a definition of the given term. | define gregarious |
| time | Returns the current time at a particular location. | time stockholm |
| to | Convert measurements from one unit to another. | 1 cup to tbsp |
| in | Convert measurements from one unit to another. | 1000USD in GBP |
| translate | Translates the queried terms into another specified language. | translate hello world german |
| map | Returns map result. | map new york |
| stocks | Returns stock information. | stocks sbux |
| weather | Returns the weather forecast for the given location or ZIP code. | weather 90210 |
| Basic Search Symbols | ||
| - | Excludes search results that include this term. | best tablets -drawing |
| | | Returns search results that match terms on either side of the pipe. The same as writing "OR" between search terms. | computer | tablet |
| @ | Returns search results that match a particular social media site. | phone recall @twitter |
| # | Returns search results that include a specific hashtag. | #throwbackthursday |
| “” | Returns search results that include all terms within quotes in the exact given order. | “never gonna give you up” |
| * | Returns search results where any words can be matched in place of the asterisk. | best * in america |
| .. | When placed between two numbers, returns search results that match within the number range. | chromebook $200..$500 |
| () | Used to group search terms and control the search logic of the query. | (best | worst) office suite |
| $ | Returns prices. | mac $1000 |
| Popular Search Operators | ||
| cache: | Show Google's cached version of a specific page. | cache:makeuseof.com |
| filetype: | Returns only search results that match a particular file extension. | sleep study filetype:pdf |
| related: | Returns other websites that are similar to the queried website. | related:nytimes.com |
| site: | Returns only search results from a particular website. | productivity tips site:makeuseof.com |
| Other Search Operators | ||
| inanchor: | Returns pages that are linked to using anchor text matching the search query. | |
| allinanchor: | Same as inanchor, but matching every term that appears after allinanchor. | |
| intext: | Returns only search results that match in the page's body. | |
| allintext: | Same as intext, but matching every term that appears after allintext. | |
| intitle: | Returns only search results that match in the page's title. | |
| allintitle: | Same as intitle, but matching every term that appears after allintitle. | |
| inurl: | Returns only search results that match in the page's URL. | |
| allinurl: | Same as inurl, but matching every term that appears after allinurl. | |
The most useful shortcuts are site:, filetype:, and to, but all of these operators and commands are good to know.
In addition to searching Google, you should also get acquainted with these advanced search operators for Gmail. And did you know that there are some cool games hidden in Google Search? Once you’re familiar with all these advanced tools, you can put them to good use. For example, advanced Google Search comes in handy when you’re trying to find a book without knowing the title or author!
We’ll wrap up with a word of caution: don’t trust all types of Google Search results blindly.
Read the full article: The Best Google Search Cheat Sheet: Tips, Operators, and Commands to Know
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