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Does anybody here know if these contact tracing apps can possibly work? Is bluetooth enough to trace reliably?

philliphaydon 6y ago
In Singapore we have QR code’s and every mall/shop/building you must sign in. It works. Every case we know where a person visited and track down other who visited the same places at those times to get them tested. We are at 0 community cases. Anyone who says lockdowns and masks don’t work doesn’t know what they are taking about. The reasons they don’t work is because people won’t take this whole thing seriously.
- johnisgood 6y ago
  > In Singapore we have QR code’s and every mall/shop/building you must sign in. It works. Every case we know where a person visited and track down Good lord. Is it mandatory?
  - philliphaydon 6y ago
    Absolutely, and its great. There's alot of people out, business as usual, 100% mask usage. 0 community cases (only import as people return to Singapore, but they are quarantined on arrival) The only countries I would want to be in, is Singapore, Taiwan, or New Zealand. I wouldn't feel save in any other country.
    - johnisgood 6y ago
      Yeah, you got all the tech ready to go and become China's social credit system. People are already using it as it is mandatory. What is stopping the Government actually from doing it more "evil", perhaps in the name of counter-terrorism, saving the children, or something like that. I do not know, it reeks of anti-privacy and it is dystopian to me. There are many ways of convincing people to wear a mask. Regardless, my entire family tested positive. No symptoms.
- toast0 6y ago
  Lockdowns and masks are pretty effective, but being an relatively small island nation with border security seems to be pretty important too.
  - philliphaydon 6y ago
    Yes, that makes it easier to enforce for sure. But majority of the people here are also willing to do it. No one here feels like their 'rights' are taken away or that the Government made up the virus to suppress the citizens.
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- holimoer820 6y ago
  What about JUST bluetooth?

In Singapore we have QR code’s and every mall/shop/building you must sign in. It works. Every case we know where a person visited and track down other who visited the same places at those times to get them tested. We are at 0 community cases. Anyone who says lockdowns and masks don’t work doesn’t know what they are taking about. The reasons they don’t work is because people won’t take this whole thing seriously.

johnisgood 6y ago
> In Singapore we have QR code’s and every mall/shop/building you must sign in. It works. Every case we know where a person visited and track down Good lord. Is it mandatory?
- philliphaydon 6y ago
  Absolutely, and its great. There's alot of people out, business as usual, 100% mask usage. 0 community cases (only import as people return to Singapore, but they are quarantined on arrival) The only countries I would want to be in, is Singapore, Taiwan, or New Zealand. I wouldn't feel save in any other country.
  - johnisgood 6y ago
    Yeah, you got all the tech ready to go and become China's social credit system. People are already using it as it is mandatory. What is stopping the Government actually from doing it more "evil", perhaps in the name of counter-terrorism, saving the children, or something like that. I do not know, it reeks of anti-privacy and it is dystopian to me. There are many ways of convincing people to wear a mask. Regardless, my entire family tested positive. No symptoms.
toast0 6y ago
Lockdowns and masks are pretty effective, but being an relatively small island nation with border security seems to be pretty important too.
- philliphaydon 6y ago
  Yes, that makes it easier to enforce for sure. But majority of the people here are also willing to do it. No one here feels like their 'rights' are taken away or that the Government made up the virus to suppress the citizens.
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holimoer820 6y ago
What about JUST bluetooth?