Israel to use “anti-terrorist” surveillance tech to track coronavirus

Israel to use “anti-terrorist” surveillance tech to track coronavirus

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https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/israeli-anti-terrorist-surveillance-tech-coronavirus

Israel is kicking its coronavirus response up a gear with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that the government plans to deploy anti-terrorism tracking technology in order to curtail the viral outbreak. 

“We will very soon begin using technology … digital means that we have been using in order to fight terrorism,” Netanyahu said at a news conference in Jerusalem on Saturday. Justice Ministry approval had been sought, he said, because such measures could infringe patients’ privacy.