Schools Worried About Coronavirus Are Turning into Surveillance States
As students across the United States begin to return to school, some schools are requiring students to wear tracking beacons to prevent the spread of the Chinese virus.
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Minnesota Using ‘Contact Tracing’ to Determine if Agitators ‘Organized Cell of Terror’
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington told reporters on Saturday that his agency is using “contact tracing” to identify the associations of rioters arrested in the state on Friday.
Exclusive – Canceled Contact Tracing Contract Reveals Michigan Authorized Democrat Firm for 400 Activists to Collect Medical Information
Breitbart News has exclusively obtained a copy of the contact tracing contract the Gretchen Whitmer administration executed with a Democrat operative’s consulting firm.
Apple and Google Release Chinese Virus Contact Tracing Tech
Tech giants Apple and Google have reportedly released the technology to automatically notify people if they have been exposed to individuals that have tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus. The technology was produced by the two tech giants to allow iPhones and Android smartphones to communicate.
Elizabeth Warren Calls for ‘National Contact Tracing’ Program
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Monday called for “national contact tracing” program in response to President Trump’s call to reopen the country.
China: Federalism, Lack of ‘National Tracking’ Mean U.S. Cannot Defeat Coronavirus
Chinese state media on Wednesday asserted that federalism, multi-party democracy, and respect for individual privacy would make it impossible for the United States to defeat the Wuhan coronavirus, since Washington cannot dictate top-down solutions for the entire country or micro-monitor American citizens the way Beijing does.
DC Mayor Extends Stay-at-Home Order to June 8: ‘I Can Revise This Order at Any Time’
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser, on Wednesday, extended her stay-at-home order aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus by three weeks to June 8, citing contact tracing capacity issues, and the absence of a 14-day decrease in the community spread.
Democrats Push ‘Devil’ Coronavirus Bill H.R. 6666, ‘Door-to-Door’ Contract Tracing
House Democrats are proposing the TRACE Act, H.R. 6666, to ramp up contact tracing, even through “door-to-door outreach.”
Menendez: Can’t ‘Jump-Start’ Economy Without National Testing Strategy and ‘Comprehensive Contact Tracing’
During Friday’s Democratic weekly address, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) stated that without “comprehensive contact tracing” and a national testing strategy that ensures everyone who needs a test can get one, “consumers won’t have the confidence needed to jump-start our economy.”
Illinois Governor: No Religious Services for More than 50 Until Vaccine or Treatment ‘Widely Available’
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen his state calls for bans of gatherings of more than 50 people, including worship services, until a vaccine or treatment for the coronavirus is “widely available.”
Surveillance State: UK Govt Rolls out Coronavirus Contact Tracing App
The people of Great Britain will be told that to accelerate the end of the lockdown, millions will need to download a contact tracing app which raises concerns that the government will use the Chinese coronavirus crisis to usher in a massive surveillance state.
Apple and Google Promise to Ban Location Tracking in Apps Using ‘Contact Tracing’ Tech
Apple and Google have reportedly claimed that they will ban the use of location tracking in apps using the new contact tracing system being developed by the two tech giants that they say will help slow the spread of the Chinese virus.
Assault on Privacy: UK Contact Tracing App Data to be Stored on Government Servers
The British government has announced that it will adopt a centralised approach to its planned contract tracing app, meaning that user data will be stored in government servers, sparking fears that the program could infringe upon privacy rights. On Tuesday,
Bipartisan Coalition Pushing $46 Billion Plan to Reopen U.S.
A bipartisan coalition of former healthcare officials is pushing a $46 billion plan to reopen the U.S. economy to congressional leaders.
Study: Majority of Americans Don’t Want or Can’t Use Google and Apple’s Coronavirus Tracing App
According to a recent study, nearly 3 in 5 Americans say that they would be unable or unwilling to use the infection-alert apps being developed by Apple and Google to trace Wuhan coronavirus infections.
Coronavirus: Apple-Google Contact Tracing Tech Picks Up Steam as Germany Buys In
As many countries attempt to develop tech to trace Wuhan coronavirus infections, Germany has reportedly adopted new contact tracing technology developed by Apple and Google.
Exclusive — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Beating Coronavirus Without Lockdown: ‘We’re Much Better on Offense’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican and the governor of one of just a handful of states that has not issued a statewide lockdown order, told Breitbart News exclusively on Wednesday her state is winning the war against the coronavirus without the extreme and draconian measures some other states have implemented.
Michigan Hires ‘Tech Provider to Democratic Campaigns’ to Collect Medical Data on Coronavirus Patients
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has hired a progressive campaign organization to collect private medical data on coronavirus patients.
Exclusive – Adm. Brett Giroir Details Public Health Infrastructure to Reopen America: ‘Surveillance, Testing, Contact Tracing’
Adm. Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary of health (ASH), told Breitbart News exclusively on Tuesday that the federal government is developing a broad-based effort consisting of wide-scale testing, surveillance, and contact tracing to be able to control the spread of coronavirus once the president makes the decision to reopen America.
