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Not going to name countries and trigger a slugfest. But will include the List of countries with official contact tracing apps[1] and you can search for which se

Not going to name countries and trigger a slugfest. But will include the List of countries with official contact tracing apps[1] and you can search for which services those apps were mandated. EFF commentary on these apps[2]. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_apps#List_of_countries_with_official_contact_tracing_apps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_apps#List_of_countrie... [2]https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-technology-will-not-save-us https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-tech...

hugi 6y ago
My country (Iceland) has an official contact tracing app listed there. It was developed by volunteers and contributed to the government and the source is open on github. Nothing you said applies to it.
- Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
  Good to know, Good for Iceland residents. Note that I didn't say 'all democratic countries'.
  - hugi 6y ago
    Thanks. It's worked very well for us and really helped with contact tracing. But what democratic countries are mandating the use of covid apps?
    - bhelkey 6y ago
      Searching for mandatory and required turned up Hong Kong (required the app for entering restaurants) and Qatar (mandated when leaving the house). I don't think this is what OP was refering to.
      - Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
        Please search instead by 'COVID app mandatory for'; depending upon your location the results might vary i.e. if you are from one of those countries then all the search results in the front page would be about just your country and where as if you are not then you will get different countries/states which has mandated COVID app for some service. If the former is true for you, it didn't mean I meant your country alone in my original comment.
        bhelkey 6y ago
        > Please search instead by 'COVID app mandatory for'; In case I can save anyone else the time I spent, I initially read this as op saying that I should search for the phrase 'COVID app mandatory for' in one of the two articles op previously linked [1][2]. This phrase does not show up in either link. I believe op is suggesting that I google this phrase but I think I already have spent too much time on this. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_apps#List_of_countries_with_official_contact_tracing_apps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_apps#List_of_countrie... [2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-technology-will-not-save-us https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-tech...
- ddingus 6y ago
  Nice to see. There are days here... (USA) where I browse about and wonder about immigration. In my view, you guys have something good. Stay vigilant!
kbenson 6y ago
There's no point to this. If you're going to call out a group for behavior, you should be willing to state their name. You didn't avoid a slugfest, you just confused the issue ye being ambiguous for no reason. The only negative consequences here are a few lost points, and you get that already for making allusions rather than statements with evidence, and providing a list of countries that have tracking apps is not evidence that any of those countries mandated its use. If the consequences for you are larger than that because you think your country is somehow monitoring your statements, I doubt being vague like this actually helps and you could always supply some other country as evidence, since your statements imply there are multiple.
- Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
  I presume you haven't read my other comment about the search query. Search for 'COVID app mandatory for' and depending upon your location the results will be either only about your country or the *countries/states which you're asking for. I assumed the statements I made about COVID app mandatory for services in many countries was a common knowledge. I failed to account that not many keep tabs on stuff happening outside their own country and that many believe the democratic freedoms they enjoy is universal. Couple of up votes is not worth it to put up with nationalist terrorists. Free speech cannot be taken for granted every where.

hugi 6y ago

My country (Iceland) has an official contact tracing app listed there. It was developed by volunteers and contributed to the government and the source is open on github. Nothing you said applies to it.

Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
Good to know, Good for Iceland residents. Note that I didn't say 'all democratic countries'.
- hugi 6y ago
  Thanks. It's worked very well for us and really helped with contact tracing. But what democratic countries are mandating the use of covid apps?
  - bhelkey 6y ago
    Searching for mandatory and required turned up Hong Kong (required the app for entering restaurants) and Qatar (mandated when leaving the house). I don't think this is what OP was refering to.
    - Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
      Please search instead by 'COVID app mandatory for'; depending upon your location the results might vary i.e. if you are from one of those countries then all the search results in the front page would be about just your country and where as if you are not then you will get different countries/states which has mandated COVID app for some service. If the former is true for you, it didn't mean I meant your country alone in my original comment.
      - bhelkey 6y ago
        > Please search instead by 'COVID app mandatory for'; In case I can save anyone else the time I spent, I initially read this as op saying that I should search for the phrase 'COVID app mandatory for' in one of the two articles op previously linked [1][2]. This phrase does not show up in either link. I believe op is suggesting that I google this phrase but I think I already have spent too much time on this. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_apps#List_of_countries_with_official_contact_tracing_apps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_apps#List_of_countrie... [2] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-technology-will-not-save-us https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/covid-19-tracking-tech...
ddingus 6y ago
Nice to see. There are days here... (USA) where I browse about and wonder about immigration. In my view, you guys have something good. Stay vigilant!

kbenson 6y ago

There's no point to this. If you're going to call out a group for behavior, you should be willing to state their name. You didn't avoid a slugfest, you just confused the issue ye being ambiguous for no reason. The only negative consequences here are a few lost points, and you get that already for making allusions rather than statements with evidence, and providing a list of countries that have tracking apps is not evidence that any of those countries mandated its use. If the consequences for you are larger than that because you think your country is somehow monitoring your statements, I doubt being vague like this actually helps and you could always supply some other country as evidence, since your statements imply there are multiple.

Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
I presume you haven't read my other comment about the search query. Search for 'COVID app mandatory for' and depending upon your location the results will be either only about your country or the *countries/states which you're asking for. I assumed the statements I made about COVID app mandatory for services in many countries was a common knowledge. I failed to account that not many keep tabs on stuff happening outside their own country and that many believe the democratic freedoms they enjoy is universal. Couple of up votes is not worth it to put up with nationalist terrorists. Free speech cannot be taken for granted every where.