People-tracking wristbands tested to enforce lockdown in Bulgaria

Re:People-tracking wristbands tested to enforce lockdown in ... by lvturner on Friday April 24, 2020 @11:17AM (#22968882)

They assign tracking wristbands to everyone entering Hong Kong.

I had one.

Mine was just a paper band with a QR code on it - it was implied it had some form of RFID chip in it, although it was clear it didn't.

The new ones are a larger grey box that straps on to your wrist - I'm not convinced this isn't a panopticon too, but have yet to see any firm evidence either way.

While I know the risks, I'm partly for it - the methods here have worked.

Yes, yes, I know it's a slippery slope, hence the use of the word "partly"

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Re:People-tracking wristbands tested to enforce lockdown in ... by nsgi on Friday April 24, 2020 @02:33PM (#22971476)

Can you take it off?

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Re:People-tracking wristbands tested to enforce lockdown in ... by lvturner on Saturday April 25, 2020 @09:52AM (#22978109)

Only with scissors - from what I've seen online the newer larger grey ones are removable, but it's possible you can't put them back on after removing them - don't know for sure.

Edit: upon entering HK you are put in to mandatory quarantine for two weeks - it's during this period the wrist bands are used.

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