Schneier explains that Ehteraz is a tracking app created due to the coronavirus, while Hayya is the official World Cup app used to watch match tickets in Qatar and access the free metro.
Ehteraz requests access to various rights on your mobile phone, such as access to read, delete or modify all content on the phone, as well as connect to WiFi and Bluetooth and prevent the phone from going to sleep. A must-download for anyone over 18 visiting Qatar, the app also has a host of other accesses like checking your exact location, making direct phone calls, and disabling the screen lock.
The Hayya app requests pretty much the same as Ehteraz, but among other things, the app requests access to “share your personal information with almost no restrictions”.
It is not yet clear whether Qatar will strictly enforce the installation of these apps.
Source: Ferra
