Posted on 05/02/2020 11:47:08 AM PDT by aimhigh
India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as it begins easing some of its lockdown measures in districts less affected by the coronavirus. . . .
The app has been downloaded around 83 million times in total in a country with a smartphone user base of about 500 million, according to the technology ministry.
The app’s compulsory use is raising concerns among privacy advocates, who say it is unclear how the data will be used and who stress that India lacks privacy laws to govern the app.
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India has privacy? Who knew?
India has 1/3 the landmass of the US.
Indian has 4 times the population of the US.
So population density is about 12 times that of the US.
You’re in close contact with a lot of other people a lot more frequently than in the US.
I dunno, we gotta lot of dense people in this country.
Won’t work in India. Too close population. Many are living is very close projects and streets.
Highest concentration in Wash DC.
What could go wrong?
We'll find out soon enough.
Taking bets on which Donk Governor will be the first to issue the order.
My money is on Cuomo.
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