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I didn't have any problem with the app used during COVID. I see a number of people on social media who are alarmed about anything that will cause them to give up "privacy". I think that means they want to continue hiding out here...

Or maybe they value privacy?  Every time someone gives away private information they risk  becoming a target.  Information is currency, ask all the bots. Concern is rational and considering the value of what is being offered is not a bad thing. 

The main issue with Vietnam is there is absolutely no sense of privacy at all, they teach young children not to share their info but as adults you can see even random bank tellers will write you on Zalo or SMS about fixing issues and they give private info there directly, i hope to see Vietnam become stricter on privacy laws in the future.

Or maybe they value privacy? Every time someone gives away private information they risk becoming a target. Information is currency, ask all the bots. Concern is rational and considering the value of what is being offered is not a bad thing. - @KKK36

Sounds like an excellent argument for leaving Vietnam. If the relationship with the government here holds little or no value, that absolutely sounds like justification to say bye.

What absolutely bugs me is when one of my fellow foreigners decides that it's not a worthwhile relationship, but they stay here anyway. They are the most miserable people I know. I get so tired of them yammering about how much they hate the government here in Vietnam while at the same time doing everything possible to stay here.

At no point did I say the issue was a VN government issue. I just pointed out that in my opinion having a concern for privacy was rational.  Whether or not you or I have the same concerns is immaterial.

My response would be the same in Australia and possibly more so in Trump's US.   But that is a different conversation, about power, not privacy.

At no point did I say the issue was a VN government issue. I just pointed out that in my opinion having a concern for privacy was rational. Whether or not you or I have the same concerns is immaterial.
My response would be the same in Australia and possibly more so in Trump's US. But that is a different conversation, about power, not privacy. - @KKK36

You wrote "Concern is rational and considering the value of what is being offered is not a bad thing.

I inferred that to mean that you don't assign much value to the new ability of foreigners to be integrated into the national identification system.