The mandatory app athletes and attendees of the Beijing Winter Olympics will use to report their health and travel data contains an encryption flaw that could expose their passport details, demographic information and medical and travel information, according to a study by Citizen Lab.
Why it matters: The security defect could imperil data security for those taking part in this year's Winter Games, which are set to begin on Feb. 4. Censorship mechanisms embedded in the app also raise concerns about social and political surveillance by China's government.
The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling its salary cap for players in the largest one-time independent investment in the history of professional women’s hockey.
Driving the news: In addition to boosting the player salary cap to $750,000 — up from $300,000 — the women's ice hockey league also announced Tuesday that it will add two new franchises.
All athletes, including those from foreign countries, must be vaccinated to compete in events held in France, French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu announced Monday after lawmakers adopted a new coronavirus law Sunday.
Why it matters: It's unclear what the mandate will mean for Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic's ability defend his French Open title in May. Djokovic just left Australia after an appeals court in the country revoked his visa for being unvaccinated.
The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it will no longer sell tickets to the general public for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics because of "the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Why it matters: Beijing reported its first case of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus over the weekend, just weeks before the city begins hosting the games on Feb. 4.
