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Here's a more nuanced example: in Singapore, you will soon be required by law to carry a device that registers your checkins to all public locations (stores, sc
by howlgarnish 6y ago
Here's a more nuanced example: in Singapore, you will soon be required by law to carry a device that registers your checkins to all public locations (stores, schools, stations etc) and also uses Bluetooth to register your contacts: https://www.tracetogether.gov.sg/ https://www.tracetogether.gov.sg/
Despite some notional safeguards, this is clearly a massive invasion of privacy. With an active pandemic, you can argue that this is a worthwhile tradeoff, but as the pandemic wanes, at what point does the harm start to outweigh the good?