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The abuses rationalized by the War on Terror, such as mass surveillance and profiling haven't been walked back. Yet many somehow believe vaccine passports won't
by aww_dang 5y ago
The abuses rationalized by the War on Terror, such as mass surveillance and profiling haven't been walked back. Yet many somehow believe vaccine passports won't be similarly result in mission creep and abuse. More recently it has been suggested to expand the designation of terrorist to include those who have concerns about this process.
When has government willingly returned liberties taken under emergency pretenses? Once Pandora's box is opened...
- ForHackernews 5y ago> When has government willingly returned liberties taken under emergency pretenses? How about the dozens of times already since the start of this pandemic? Every time case rates drop even slightly, they've rushed to re-open businesses, eliminate mask rules and limitations on gatherings.
- aww_dang 5y agoThere have been some outliers like Florida's Ron DeSantis, but for the most part lockdowns have been on and off. The CDC now recommends masking for vaccinated individuals. Restrict, loosen restrictions and then tighten restrictions further. Repeat as necessary. Say what you will of some of the temporary restorations of freedom of movement, but they've normalized putting people on house arrest. The goal in my view appears to be getting people onboard with the vaccine passports. Once implemented it will be a stepping stone towards CBDC, UBI and social credit scores. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-23/digital-ids-for-digital-currencies-how-the-pandemic-may-speed-a-solution https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-23/digita...