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Critical issues in digital contract tracing
- blakesterz 6y ago>> The primary thrust of contract tracing needs to be manual, as that is what has worked in countries (like South Korea) which suppressed large outbreaks. This post didn't explain what that meant, so I was curious how they are doing things, here's a New Yorker article on what's happening there: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/seouls-radical-experiment-in-digital-contact-tracing https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/seouls-radical-expe...
- rapjr9 6y agoHere's another good explanation of what some of the issues are: https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2020/04/12/contact-tracing-in-the-real-world/ https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2020/04/12/contact-traci... The problem of trolling seems important to solve.
- averros 6y agoThe real crtitical issue with digital contact tracing is that, once built, the infrastructure will be quickly taken over by three-letter agencies in order to suppress any possibility of organized dissent and resistance. Which will complete the transformation of this once free society into totalitarian dystopia. Which is way more dangerous than all viruses combined.