Mass Hysteria Surrounds COVID-19 Tracking Apps, and We Are Sleepwalking to State Surveillance

The world is in crisis, and whenever a crisis occurs, drastic measures could be taken by those involved. In this particular case, the Coronavirus has the entire world in its grip and governments around the world are struggling to contain the health and economic effects of the virus.

The lockdown in place in most countries seems to be effective in limiting the spread of the virus. The same applies to social distancing measures now in place all around the world. The good thing about these measures is that they will disappear once the virus is gone, though it might take some time. Eventually, the lockdown will be lifted and, although we will experience the ‘1,5-meter economy’ for some time, that will be lifted as well.

However, in many countries around the world, new, unproven, measures are being considered or are already in place. I am talking about COVID-19 tracking apps that are being developed all around the world. The list of countries is growing rapidly:


The Netherlands: a public call for help resulted in hundreds of companies offering their support in developing a Corona-tracking app. It is the objective of the government to get an app up and running within weeks;
France and Germany: ...


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