Israel’s virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms ...Saudi Arabia

Author: By TIA GOLDENBERG | APID: 1609482548151771600Fri, 2021-01-01 06:19 TEL AVIV, Israel: In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance tool on its civilians, tracking people’s cellphones in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus. The government touted the technology, normally used to catch wanted Palestinian militants, as a breakthrough against the virus. But months later, the tool’s effectiveness is being called into question and critics say its use has come at an immeasurable cost to the country’s democratic principles. “The idea of a government watching its own citizens this closely should ring the alarm,” said Maya Fried, a spokeswom

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