'''Contact tracing''' is the term that describes tracking the movements of people whom may have come into contact with an infected individual. It's primary function is to keep the population safe from plagues and rapid production of the service was made urgent by the [[Coronavirus]]. Technology deployed to monitor the public would come from smart phone apps utilizing [[GPS]] data. [[Apple]] and [[Google]] have taken the lead in development. Some organizations have been promulgated contact tracing for years such as the Gates Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative. The Orwellian dimension to contract tracing is frightening as privacy and [[liberty]] take a back seat. Besides becoming ill, some of the more dire consequences of crossing paths with an infected person; removing custody of your children, compulsory immunization, quarantined to house arrest, etc. | '''Contact tracing''' is the term that describes tracking the movements of people whom may have come into contact with an infected individual. It's primary function is to keep the population safe from plagues and rapid production of the service was made urgent by the [[Coronavirus]]. Technology deployed to monitor the public would come from smart phone apps utilizing [[GPS]] data. [[Apple]] and [[Google]] have taken the lead in development. Some organizations have been promulgated contact tracing for years such as the Gates Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative. The Orwellian dimension to contract tracing is frightening as privacy and [[liberty]] take a back seat. Besides becoming ill, some of the more dire consequences of crossing paths with an infected person; removing custody of your children, compulsory immunization, quarantined to house arrest, etc. |