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Israel started using cellphone tracking as of today. An in stable (transitional) government got an approval from the justice department. The tracking is based o
by rock_artist 7y ago
Israel started using cellphone tracking as of today.
An in stable (transitional) government got an approval from the justice department.
The tracking is based on location / cell data stored at the mobile operators and should be used for tracking people around a positive covid person to send text messages asking them to get into their home to a lock down for 14 days.
Cellphone data is retrospective of course.
However, once asked to go home. Enforcement will used current location data.
- raxxorrax 7y agoCurrent location data of their phones that is.
- int_19h 7y agoThey already had a law that allowed Shin Bet to collect that data without any warrants, though. And to use it for many purposes - just not an epidemic.
- einpoklum 7y agoThe _interim_ government (_not_ an actual government), which is headed by a criminal who has been evading his trials on several corruption scandals for several years, has given itself approval to access people's geo-location data, phone conversation history, browsing history etc. using some covid-19-related excuse. The government had initially tried to have parliament authorize this measure - but the "secret services" committee, discussing the matter, did _not_ approve immediately, requiring more information. So the government just used one of the draconian powers it has... thanks to anti-Palestinian legislation. The tracking will _not_ be limited to covid-19 patients. It is a total travesty. It should be said in fairness that the legal infrastructure for this has been laid over a decade ago with the "Big Brother" law and the General Security Service law. People were silent about it then, and now the chickens have come home to roost.