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    The plan for "contact tracing" to preven the spread of COVID-19 relies on huge amounts of government spending

    As states move through phases of reopening, “contact tracing” has remained a topic of national interest. For months now, talking heads in the government and media have hailed the strategy as the country’s saving grace. One NBC headline read, “Coronavirus contact tracing could stop COVID-19 and reopen America,” and a CNN article declared, “the US …
  • Contact Tracing: Laying the Foundation for Real-Time Social Tracking

    Contact Tracing: Laying the Foundation for Real-Time Social Tracking

    Many academics, business leaders, and governments are claiming that technology is a critical part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. By utilizing the surveillance capabilities of modern data acquisition systems, it is believed, citizens can be provided with tools that will allow them to see if they have come into contact with someone infected …