Re:'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of...
by redis_mlc on Saturday May 02, 2020 @05:49PM
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> the ability to trace and track new outbreaks is critical to easing lockdown.
Might work in some areas, but not in others.
For example, what does contact tracing mean in a dense area like downtown SF? Probably not workable, especially since the US is not organized for this kind of public health crisis.
I actually favor herd immunity for the US, since that's what we can actually accomplish before fall.
> IE the war on "personal privacy" has already been lost.
That's a separate issue. It's important to not conflate orthogonal concepts, or to make legal changes in reaction to a single crisis. Any privacy lost today will not be returned later.
Might work in some areas, but not in others.
For example, what does contact tracing mean in a dense area like downtown SF? Probably not workable, especially since the US is not organized for this kind of public health crisis.
I actually favor herd immunity for the US, since that's what we can actually accomplish before fall.
> IE the war on "personal privacy" has already been lost.
That's a separate issue. It's important to not conflate orthogonal concepts, or to make legal changes in reaction to a single crisis. Any privacy lost today will not be returned later.