Reply to post: Re: But I don't have a so-called "smart" phone.

It's time to track people's smartphones to ensure they self-isolate during this global pandemic, says WHO boffin

John Jennings

Re: But I don't have a so-called "smart" phone.

thats not how the system works.

It uses bluetooth, and records a GUID for what ever phones the first phone comes int proximity with... Then, f you get covid, the data in your phone is sucked out, and the guids are de-anomised. It does not contain gps data (allegedly) - at least the singapore version.

It has to be a smart phone, because it needs both local storage (and network access to extract this data) and bluetooth to harvest the guids.

still, its evil from a liberties perspective.

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