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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:29PM (#28394084)
Heh. Score one for not having a smart phone...
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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by nanis on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:33PM (#28394140)
Presumably, the government can declare not owning a smart phone to be intent to violate the law and force people to purchase & pay for the requisite tracking device.

Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27831800

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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by sudosysgen on Thursday September 02, 2021 @07:50PM (#28398824)
Dumb phones can also be geolocated.
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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday September 02, 2021 @07:58PM (#28398890)
OK. But still, people with no phones can't be.
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Re:How long can a democracy maintain emergency limits and st... by klyrs on Thursday September 02, 2021 @08:26PM (#28399106)
Landlines are even easier to geolocate...
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