Europe eyes smartphone location data to stem virus spread.

[2greys]

Several European nations are evaluating powerful but potentially intrusive tools for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, a move that could put public health at odds with individual privacy.

The tools in question are apps that would use real-time phone-location data to track the movements of virus carriers and the people they come in contact with. The aim would be to develop a better sense of where infections are flaring up, how they are spreading and when health authorities need to order quarantines and related measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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For Moscow's quarantined, 100,000 cameras are watching

A vast and contentious network of facial recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now playing a key role in the battle against the spread of the coronavirus in Russia.

The city rolled out the technology just before the epidemic reached Russia, ignoring protests and legal complaints over sophisticated state surveillance.

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[skischool]

I have read somewhere that BT/Openreach have already agreed to sign up to this in principle and responsibly used will be an invaluable tool.mind you GCHQ are probably already using it anyway.

[sassy59 in reply to skischool]

You cynical skis, never! Xxx 😘

[skischool in reply to sassy59]

I only move from my front room to the kitchen so it won't be terribly revealing for them,but as for Scruffy.............??? xxx

[sassy59 in reply to skischool]

Oh no! Is nothing sacred Scruffs? Xxx 🤣

[2greys in reply to skischool]

Very true. I believe that all calls are monitored by GCHQ and an A.I. algorithm is used to flag up certain words, recording the calls for human examination, mainly used for finding terrorist threats.

[sassy59]

Not too sure about that. Xxx

[Hidden]

one way around that - leave the smartphone at home but alas we are already on surveillance in any town or city centre, CCTV an all Crime prevention etc. On the other hand I would very uncomfortable with Putins eyes on me.

[RoadRunner44]

Has Big Brother arrived?

[Cateran]

What seems to be developing is a state capitalist dependency economy which, incidentally, led to the downfall of the Soviet economy when millions of employees had grown too accustomed to being looked after with their guaranteed jobs and social support. Could this be an unexpected development of our trending interventionist state under the new dispensation bypass of the CV crisis? Will we grew used to Big Brother regulating our lives? As Roadrunner seems to be hinting at with his question.