| > > - a mobile phone number - location and bluetooth, always on - name,profession > The mobile number part concerns me. Government wants to use it as a way to contact people but the potential for abuse is there. As opposed to all the above mentioned data that is already there with every government in the world for years. Do you really think that the government doesn't have your mobile no, name and profession? It's on your tax data for god's sake. And any government can already track your location with existing cell infrastructure with enough precision to term you an enemy of the state and whisk you away. The potential for abuse is there in everything. Everything. Technology used to make fertilizers by Fritz Haber was used to make explosives. Fire can be used to give warmth as well as burn witches at the stake. So should we just all die and be done with it all to stop the abuse of anything? > They are also planning an e pass feature which will be required to board a flight/metro. Chinese level dystopian shit in the works. Even without the pandemic, boarding flights and travel was already dystopian across the world. So no changes there really. > To top it all off, non compliance is a criminal offence. FYI the law enforcement, legal system is a complete joke in India. And it is better in the US, UK or Europe? How many years did Nixon get? How many did Clinton get for his sexual assault? What happened to Epstien? What about Sir Jimmy Saville? What about Guantanamo Bay? What about.... you get the point, right? Predicting the future is hard. If there is a dictatorship after this has been dealt with, the people can and will rise to stop any abuses of power. After all, India has a lot of experience with revolutions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emergency_(India) |