Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
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Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
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Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#2It should say 'contact' instead of contract.
Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#3It should say 'contact' instead of contract.
Thanks. Fixed.
Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#4According to this article (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53146360) the Singapore contact tracing app works the same way the iOS and Android do, so no location tracking.
From my read of the situation, there is some worry that activists might be cracked down upon.
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#5Singapore is a surveillance state. Don't be fooled by its corporate friendliness and general societal progress.
The government is every bit authoritarian which at this point increasingly looks like a euphemism for totalitarian.
https://www.aristeon.net/2019/04/singapore-as-pioneer-of-cap...
Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#6According to this article ( https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53146360 ) the Singapore contact tracing app works the same way the iOS and Android do, so no location tracking. From my read of the situation, there is some worry that activists might be cracked down upon.
The difference is that Apple/Google contact tracing gives the user control over their data. Singapore's app works differently. Once someone's app picks up your signal, it's logged on their device and there's no way to delete it. The data is handed over to the authorities who have a list of everyone that they interacted with. Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/apple-google-contact-...
Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#7Singapore is a surveillance state. Don't be fooled by its corporate friendliness and general societal progress. The government is every bit authoritarian which at this point increasingly looks like a euphemism for totalitarian. https://www.aristeon.net/2019/04/singapore-as-pioneer-of-cap...
>Singapore’s parliamentary political system has been dominated by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and the family of current prime minister Lee Hsien Loong since 1959. The electoral and legal framework that the PAP has constructed allows for some political pluralism, but it constrains the growth of credible opposition parties and limits freedoms of expression, assembly, and association.
https://freedomhouse.org/country/singapore/freedom-world/202...
Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#8Singapore is a surveillance state. Don't be fooled by its corporate friendliness and general societal progress. The government is every bit authoritarian which at this point increasingly looks like a euphemism for totalitarian. https://www.aristeon.net/2019/04/singapore-as-pioneer-of-cap...
Corporate friendliness is not a disguise. It's needed to sustain the surveillance state cashflow.
As for general societal progress, I am really not sure what are you talking about. There is no progress whatsoever.
Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#9Singapore is a surveillance state. Don't be fooled by its corporate friendliness and general societal progress. The government is every bit authoritarian which at this point increasingly looks like a euphemism for totalitarian. https://www.aristeon.net/2019/04/singapore-as-pioneer-of-cap...
Corporate friendliness is not a disguise. It's needed to sustain the surveillance state cashflow. As for general societal progress, I am really not sure what are you talking about. There is no progress whatsoever.
> There is no progress whatsoever.
Economic progress is a thing. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/singapore/overview
> Singapore is a high-income economy with a gross national income of US$54,530 per capita, as of 2017. The country provides one of the world’s most business-friendly regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs and is ranked among the world’s most competitive economies.
> In the decades after independence, Singapore rapidly developed from a low-income country to a high-income country. GDP growth in the city-state has been amongst the world’s highest, at an average of 7.7% since independence and topping 9.2% in the first 25 years.
Re: Singapore says contact tracing data may be used for criminal investigations
#10Singapore is a surveillance state. Don't be fooled by its corporate friendliness and general societal progress. The government is every bit authoritarian which at this point increasingly looks like a euphemism for totalitarian. https://www.aristeon.net/2019/04/singapore-as-pioneer-of-cap...
And this article written by William Gibson is still relevant all these years later:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_with_the_Death_Pena...