Bahrain "BeAware", Kuwait "Schlonik" & Norway "Smittestopp" contact tracing surveillance apps among most dangerous - mandatory live tracking via GPS in real time

Arlen Holder <[email protected]>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,alt.cellular
Organization Mixmin
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Amnesty International:
  "Bahrain's 'BeAware Bahrain', Kuwait's 'Shlonik' and Norway's 
  'Smittestopp' apps stood out as among the most alarming mass 
   surveillance tools assessed by Amnesty, with all three actively 
   carrying out live or near-live tracking of users' locations by
   frequently uploading GPS coordinates to a central server."

  "Authorities in all these countries can easily link this sensitive 
   personal information to an individual, as Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait 
   require users to register with a national ID number, 
   while Norway requires registration with a valid phone number."

  "Both the Bahraini and Kuwaiti apps can pair with a Bluetooth bracelet
   which is used to make sure the user remains in the vicinity
   of the phone"

o Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway contact tracing apps among most dangerous
<https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/06/bahrain-kuwait-norway-contact-tracing-apps-danger-for-privacy/>

  "'Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway have run roughshod over people's privacy,
   with highly invasive surveillance tools which go far beyond what is   
   justified in efforts to tackle COVID-19,' said Claudio Guarnieri, 
   Head of Amnesty International's Security Lab."

  "They are essentially broadcasting the locations of users to a 
   government database in real time"
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We will lose privacy simply because the ignorati live in abject fear.
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