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Re:TripAdvisor warns users over Thai hotel that legally purs... by dkdk8283 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @11:03PM (#25078712)
I would have agreed with you had I not witnessed the passing and renewal of the patriot act. Back then I was in favor of it, too.

I think it’s naive to think contact tracing will ever be rolled back. I fear it will be a new permanent surveillance tool.

I would rather keep my personal liberty.

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Re:TripAdvisor warns users over Thai hotel that legally purs... by ralph84 on Friday November 13, 2020 @03:03AM (#25080111)
Nothing is ever rolled back. 19 years after 9/11 we're still doing the security theater dance at the airport.
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Re:TripAdvisor warns users over Thai hotel that legally purs... by mckirk on Friday November 13, 2020 @02:31AM (#25079934)
How, exactly, would a contact tracing app implemented using the currently used protocols pose any threat to your privacy?
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Re:TripAdvisor warns users over Thai hotel that legally purs... by EliRivers on Friday November 13, 2020 @05:30AM (#25080931)
"Contact tracing" is asking people who they've been near, and then checking on them as well. It can't ever be "rolled back" any more than "asking someone a question" can be rolled back.
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