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Mandatory or optional? Will the government force me to upload if I am positive? Or can I choose not to?

• saagarjha 7y ago
  Optional, presumably. Nobody is forcing you to install the app if it was mandatory anyways (and how would the app know you were positive?), so it makes little difference.
• plafl 7y ago
  What do you think is the ethical option? If you are positive shouldn't the people in contact with you know it? I'm genuinely asking, it's not a rethorical question. I think they should know they have been exposed to the virus at least, not necessarily knowing it was you. You already have lost some rights of movement and assembly. Losing some privacy may help you regain them sooner.
  • cat199 7y ago
    > You already have lost some rights not sure which side of the fence I actually stand here, but this would add at least 4th/5th amendment in US context to the list
• dillondoyle 7y ago
  Precedent for making it mandatory - state by state with varying degrees of confidentiality : https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/hiv-and-health-law-striking-balance-between-legal-mandates-and-medical-ethics/2005-10 https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/hiv-and-health-...