> the ability to trace and track new outbreaks is critical to easing lockdown. Might work in some areas, but not in others. For example, what does contact tra

> the ability to trace and track new outbreaks is critical to easing lockdown. Might work in some areas, but not in others. For example, what does contact tracing mean in a dense area like downtown SF? Probably not workable, especially since the US is not organized for this kind of public health crisis. I actually favor herd immunity for the US, since that's what we can actually accomplish before fall. > IE the war on "personal privacy" has already been lost. That's a separate issue. It's important to not conflate orthogonal concepts, or to make legal changes in reaction to a single crisis. Any privacy lost today will not be returned later.