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divine1966 · Dec 25, 2021 at 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SprinkL3

Some red states will ban that feature from working on your cell phones. Also, many people would not report, sadly. They don't have any qualms about spreading, since their belief systems are that it's someone's will or Social Darwinism rules or they simply don't care. They might also state freedom to spread, freedom to go maskless, freedom to go vaccineless, and their rights to medical privacy or something. At any rate, some states have banned that feature from being allowed on your phone - so much for freedom!

Some people are so backwards in their thinking. And this constant yelling about “my rights and my freedoms” are detrimental to society’s progress.

But I have to say that even progressive people might be apprehensive about such apps. If you were a victim of a scam or identity theft or your accounts being hacked, you’d think twice of dealing with anything or anyone tracking your ins and outs.

SprinkL3 · Dec 25, 2021 at 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by divine1966

Some people are so backwards in their thinking. And this constant yelling about “my rights and my freedoms” are detrimental to society’s progress.

But I have to say that even progressive people might be apprehensive about such apps. If you were a victim of a scam or identity theft or your accounts being hacked, you’d think twice of dealing with anything or anyone tracking your ins and outs.

I totally agree with what you said, too! I've been a victim of ID theft, so I am somewhat reluctant on all that.

There used to be a useful flu tracker (before the pandemic), but that was contingent upon symptoms (not positive tests) and people actually reporting their symptoms.

I don't think they should ban those apps from being used in safe ways so that people know that there's an uptick in their immediate area - even before tests have been confirmed and then finally recorded at the state level.

But then again, people are relying more on the data collected at the state level anyway. I just go by that instead of whatever apps are being used. The apps could also have people logging in false information as well.

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