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Sorry if this seems rude, it's not meant to be, I'm genuinely curious. I understand (and support) opposition to contact tracing by badly designed technological
by Intermernet 6y ago
Sorry if this seems rude, it's not meant to be, I'm genuinely curious.
I understand (and support) opposition to contact tracing by badly designed technological solutions, but what is your argument against manual contact tracing? (actually asking people one-on-one who they've been in contact with if they test positive to Covid-19)
I'm just after your reasoning. I promise I won't deride your decision in any way (and I hope others refrain from doing so as well). People react differently in extreme situations, and I try to be aware of as many different reactions as possible, and possibly try to understand the reasons for those reactions.
- kmonsen 6y agoA substantial part of the US population will not cooperate.
- Intermernet 6y agoYes, but why? It may be a valid reason, but I don't know what it is.
- redis_mlc 6y agoIn case you didn't see the riots last week, many US people don't trust the police. If somebody knocks on your door, how do you know what their real motive is? Are they there for contact tracing, to serve a warrant, to tip off ICE, or to plant something? After all, the CIA used vaccines as a ruse to hunt Bin Laden.
- m4rtink 6y agoI don't think police does contact tracing - usually it's the civil employees of the "hygiene office".
- dillonmckay 6y agoLack of confidence in government and authority is my guess?
- dboreham 6y agoBecause they're assholes.
- mixmastamyk 6y agoBasically, the government takes way more information than it is entitled to already. And then doesn't secure it. Look up snowden leaks, opm breach, etc etc. Rereading the 4th Amendment might be helpful as background as well.
- hyperfatuous 6y agoThis does happen (manual contact tracing) — at least it did when I had COVID-19 in March.