Israeli Coronavirus Surveillance Explained: Who's Tracking You and What Happens With the Data (Q4165)
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article published on March 18,2020
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Israeli Coronavirus Surveillance Explained: Who's Tracking You and What Happens With the Data
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article published on March 18,2020
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The signals that are collected are cellular, rather than being connected to the GPS component of smartphones, and are used for apps based on location. Therefore turning off the device or the location app won’t help to remove the tracking - the only way to avoid cellular surveillance is not to walk around with a cellphone.
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The information is supposed to be erased when the regulations expire, but the government can extend them for as long as it wishes. Even afterwards, the Health Ministry is allowed to keep the information for another 60 days, for the purpose of what has been described as “an internal investigation of the activities it conducted.”
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Mass surveillance of mobile phones approved by the Israeli Government
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18 March 2020
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