The _interim_ government (_not_ an actual government), which is headed by a criminal who has been evading his trials on several corruption scandals for several

The _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.