Dominic (left), Bu (centre) and Birdy, creators of a social media picnicking group, having a picnic in a public seating area next to a play area that is closed due to Covid-19 restrictions in Hong Kong. - AFP
HONG KONG (AFP): When Hong Kong made a Covid check-in app mandatory at restaurants, friends Birdy and Bu -- wary of government tracking -- decided to avoid eateries entirely and go for picnics instead.
The idea caught fire: their private social media picnic group has swelled from 50 in December to more than 6,000 members, as many look to avoid sharing data in a city where distrust of the Beijing-backed authorities runs deep.
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