Germs and Justice: Covid-19 & Privacy
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English - June 04, 2020 10:05 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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To deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, governments have curtailed freedom of movement and enforced new rules on social distancing and quarantine. They've closed borders and shutdown workplaces and venues where crowds gather.
And to trace the spread of the virus we’ve all been encouraged to download the CovidSafe App. What have we lost and what have we gained in the name of public health? Could government surveillance and reduced individual freedoms become the new normal?