In case you think this type of tech tyranny could never happen in America, consider Utah's current approach to visitors entering the state...
"A statewide effort will begin on Friday, April 10th to survey all out of state visitors who enter Utah. In our area, this will occur near the Utah/Colorado state line via the wireless alerting system. When a traveler enters the region, the nearby cell phone tower will automatically send a message to their cell phones instructing them to pull over and fill out a survey for information and tracking purposes. It should be noted there will be no physical “checkpoints” or roadblocks."Yes, we want to keep people safe, but this is a little too close to Orwell's "Big Brother" for me. As Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety".
Update (4/16/2020): Utah's text alerts to road travelers to collect coronavirus data has been canceled due to unintended consequences. Click here to read full story.
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