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A step in the right direction. We could’ve saved hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide with better contact tracing.
by gotem 6y ago
A step in the right direction. We could’ve saved hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide with better contact tracing.
- ibejoeb 6y agoI suppose it depends where you are. In the United States, if we had this Singapore-style surveillance mechanism, what would we do with the data? How would it be used to save hundreds of thousands? Would we implement arrest and detention for those who had had 30 minutes of contact within 2 meters of a presumed positive case?
- randoramax 6y agoCheck the European standards for covid-19 tracing apps: those don't collect any personal data.
- prudhvis 6y agoThis is exactly the same argument made by more totalitarian regimes. According to them, they do it for "saving lives".
- 37e7duduxj 6y agoHundreds of thousands of lives in exchange for compulsory surveillance seems like a pretty bad deal in a world with 6 billion people.