Contact tracing apps now COMPULSORY in Thailand - possible penalties for people not using them

[tonray]

16 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Then what do you do, after you've scanned the QR code?

Don't they want you name still, or mobile number?

It will give you a weblink to the ThaiChana website. You click the check in button which I'm assuming stores your phone number and Iocation. Upon exiting you reverse the process and click check out but they're really mostly interested in checking in so you can be contacted should a Covid case be identified at same location and time frame

[david555]

2 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I thought the whole point of the technology was to transfer each person's details instantly, just by the scanning of the QR code. Obviously not then?

must be , as others those paper would not lying there and the pen .....

[overt2016]

3 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

So if you don't own a smartphone you are now a criminal in Thailand???

Bloody hell, I don't even have a mobile phone,

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

So if you don't own a smartphone you are now a criminal in Thailand???

Thanks for this and I suppose if I was still residing in Thailand I could be fined for not having one. I do not have a smartphone as I cannot use them due to distorted  finger injuries from many years associated with football (soccer). Glad I was lucky to leave paranoid Thailand just before the borders closed, to continue retirement in Cambodia. 

[Jonathan Swift]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Coming soon to a corner near you....Government Chipping stations to ensure you can be traced and tracked like a dog....

No one is forcing you to stay here and suffer such terrible indignities. 

[KhaoYai]

3 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

There is no excuse not to own one these days. They can be had for as little as 1-2k thb
If people can not afford that, then they can't afford to be here in Thailand

You might note that some people don't want a smartphone - for some, a phone is still a phone. Nothing to do with not being able to afford one.

 

I'm considering going back to a normal phone at my next renewal. I use my phone as a phone and my laptop for the internet so I don't really need a smartphone. I will never become one of those that spends all their time with their head in their phone.

 

I did have another answer for you but I don't think it would be allowed.

Edited January 7, 2021 by KhaoYai

[Bender Rodriguez]

this app is not even made by the government, but KRUNG THAI BANK 

[sambum]

1 minute ago, Jonathan Swift said:

Then you should go back where you came from and stay there, pray you don't come down with covid. This is no joking matter. 

Wow - 2 in one day!

[SwampyThai]

I have not download the app but if you had the tracking app installed on your phone and before you left home went to settings, apps, then to the tracking app permissions and disabled all of them especially 'location' they would think you were still at home or just switch on air plane mode ????????

[david555]

Just now, overt2016 said:

Bloody hell, I don't even have a mobile phone,

sure a criminal .....as you fear even the local antenna pylons would tracing you  ....????

[stretch5163]

3 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

There is no excuse not to own one these days. They can be had for as little as 1-2k thb
If people can not afford that, then they can't afford to be here in Thailand

Absolute bull. My wifes mother doesnt own a smartphone as she cant work it. Many people i know within family especially the older generation do not own posses or have the knowledge to use smart phone.

 

So your saying Thai people that cant afford them shouldnt be in Thailand where do you suggest they go they you muppet.....!!!

[RandolphGB]

3 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

it's only a temporary measure. I really  don't see what the fuss is about? 

 

If you don't see the fuss, you can use it, along with the other sheeple

[Jonathan Swift]

3 hours ago, fxe1200 said:

What about those who can't afford a smartphone and/or do not know how to use them? Does the government supply free phones now, or offer classes, how to use them?

 

another professional critic of all things Thai. Anyone without a phone can expect to have problems traveling during this. That's just a covid reality. Life isn't easy, never will be. I'm sure the government is not concerned with babysitting those few people. If they are farang there's no excuse. Second hand phones are cheap, I got all mine on ebay. You can ask any 10 year old to teach you the basics of how to use an app. If they are Thai I'm sure there are means to deal with it. You DO remember whose country it is, right? Not yours. 

[Jonathan Swift]

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

Definitely use the ThaiChana app (blue fist icon), MorChana wants wayyyy too much personal data (and apparently swallows the battery too).

 

EDIT The ThaiChana link in the OP appears to be for registration of a store, the App itself is in the Android and iOS playstores.

 

I'm pretty sure that if you force quit the app when done with it it won't consume battery. 

[John Drake]

2 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

another professional critic of all things Thai. Anyone without a phone can expect to have problems traveling during this. That's just a covid reality. Life isn't easy, never will be. I'm sure the government is not concerned with babysitting those few people. If they are farang there's no excuse. Second hand phones are cheap, I got all mine on ebay. You can ask any 10 year old to teach you the basics of how to use an app. If they are Thai I'm sure there are means to deal with it. You DO remember whose country it is, right? Not yours. 

 

As the order has now been rescinded, it appears that YOU are the one at odds with Thailand. 

[bluesofa]

8 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

this app is not even made by the government, but KRUNG THAI BANK 

Which one is this: ThaiChana, MorChana, or maybe both?

I'll regret this, why is a bank building these apps, not a government department?

 

[alanrchase]

22 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

This is amazing!

I kept seeing people point their phone at a QR code in the shop entrance, then carry on walking.

You're telling me I have to enter my personal details every time I go into the shop, even with this Thai Chana app?

I don't enter any personal information. As far as I know it uses your phone number which in theory is linked to your passport etc. when you registered the sim.

[overt2016]

1 minute ago, Jonathan Swift said:

another professional critic of all things Thai. Anyone without a phone can expect to have problems traveling during this. That's just a covid reality. Life isn't easy, never will be. I'm sure the government is not concerned with babysitting those few people. If they are farang there's no excuse. Second hand phones are cheap, I got all mine on ebay. You can ask any 10 year old to teach you the basics of how to use an app. If they are Thai I'm sure there are means to deal with it. You DO remember whose country it is, right? Not yours. 

Thank zeus the world has people like you. Some of us like to live our own life. 

We believe we are quite comfortable living our own life while obeying ALL relevant laws.

[Surasak]

3 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

There is no excuse not to own one these days. They can be had for as little as 1-2k thb
If people can not afford that, then they can't afford to be here in Thailand

So, are you suggesting all those who have sold their phone due to unemployment, should now go into MORE debt just to comply with this law?

[KhaoYai]

2 minutes ago, alanrchase said:

As far as I know it uses your phone number which in theory is linked to your passport etc. when you registered the sim.

Is that still being enforced.  I remember it was first brought in possibly 10 years ago, then it went by the wayside. It was then re-intorduced and you couldn't use a SIM until you'd registered.  I expected it would dwindle again - no?

[Surasak]

I was just refused registration due to too many attempts to register. By the time I write the number and then attempt to find the details again, it refuses the last registration. Completely useless, but what's new?

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, alanrchase said:

I don't enter any personal information. As far as I know it uses your phone number which in theory is linked to your passport etc. when you registered the sim.

Thanks. Sorry to be pedantic about this.

So it now seems not only do you scan the QR code, but you need mobile data as well for it to upload your details?

I had no idea of that. Most of this hasn't been clearly explained. So the smartphone users with no mobile data plan are just not registered, and have wasted everyone's time?

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, Kaopad999 said:

There is no excuse not to own one these days.

Oh yes there is - medical reasons! Finger injuries (as in my case) for which a medical certificate would be issued. A 3G mobile phone with keypad is okay for me but as I no longer live in Thailand, those of you who do, and experience similar medical conditions, have my sympathy. 

[Kaopad999]

13 minutes ago, stretch5163 said:

Absolute bull. My wifes mother doesnt own a smartphone as she cant work it. Many people i know within family especially the older generation do not own posses or have the knowledge to use smart phone.

 

So your saying Thai people that cant afford them shouldnt be in Thailand where do you suggest they go they you muppet.....!!!

Someone of that age will not be wanting to travel from one highly infected  province to another during a pandemic would they.
Use your brain! 

[pj123]

3 hours ago, Shuya said:

After downloading the app, during registration it says "no internet connection". Works like a charm. 

Re: Thaichana app. To register, turn off wifi and use 3g/4g data. you use your mobile number to register. That worked for me. Once registered you can access the app with wifi.

Edited January 7, 2021 by pj123

[Henk Langeweg]

I wait a few days before I start to read this, could be again a completely different story then ...

[overt2016]

4 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said:

Someone of that age will not be wanting to travel from one highly infected  province to another during a pandemic would they.
Use your brain! 

I think you and the world would be a lot better off if irrelevant people such as yourself would 

realise that their opinions were not inflicted on our sanity!

[Advocatus Diaboli]

I have a smart phone, with internet connection, with Thai chana app.

I also use a VPN when phone connected to the internet. With VPN you cannot register Thai Chana or use the scanner process who’s gives the 403 error when used. 
 

I use Thai Chana but not my fault it does not work. 

 

[lavender19]

IMPORTANT: It is now compulsory for people crossing provincial borders in the five highly controlled areas to download the Mor Chana application. If you are tested positive for #COVID19 and you do not have this app then you will be prosecuted.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Looks like they are going to cancel the rule that people travelling in the five provinces must have the Mor Chana app. Apparently they just realized that not everyone has a smartphone and so not fair to penalise them for this #COVID19 #โควิด19 #Thailand

Oops another Boll0ck dropped 

[Burma Bill]

9 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said:

Use your brain! 

With respect, may I suggest you put your brain into gear before typing comments that could be construed as offensive by the elderly and persons with medical conditions!