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Re:Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for crimi... by fossuser on Monday January 04, 2021 @05:54AM (#25629733)
Apple/Google pushing their specific privacy preserving implementation of exposure notifications out via an OS update is not the same as a government mandating surveillance app installs.

The existence of the first does not lead to the second.

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Re:Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for crimi... by dingaling on Monday January 04, 2021 @07:49AM (#25630627)
The implementation was only privacy-preserving in an idealistic World in which governments wouldn't mandate uploading of the beacon keys.

It's another example of the persistent, naive belief amongst technologists that clever implementation can trump legislation.

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