China is doing almost exactly this.

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Mar 23, 2020
2:59:27pm

chilango Intervention Needed

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Originally posted on Mar 23, 2020 at 2:59:27pm

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chilango

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This wouldn't fly because of privacy issues etc, but if somehow you could use

franklyvulgar

3/23/20 2:46pm

s korea tracked people down via cell gps data and tested.

johnnycarson

3/23/20 2:47pm

It’s what South Korea has done with enormous successes

Josef K

3/23/20 2:47pm

Too many people would freak out over government spying. Yeah.

SandYFan

3/23/20 2:47pm

Not more than complete shutdowns

CSoul

3/23/20 2:49pm

It isn't really any more legally problematic than long term statewide

CSoul

3/23/20 2:48pm

Sounds like a great idea for an app.

antiyewt

3/23/20 2:53pm

Welcome to China

SUAVO

3/23/20 2:55pm

China is doing almost exactly this.

chilango

3/23/20 2:59pm

Except it's all the time

SUAVO

3/23/20 3:03pm

Not ok with Gov't doing this. However, we've been allowing big business to do this for years.

AtomicHamster

3/23/20 3:03pm

If Apple and Google did it, it would cover pretty much every cellphone in the US

Josef K

3/23/20 3:16pm

They're already doing that in Israel

Sumguy

3/23/20 3:27pm

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