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by dunkelheit 2229 days ago
On what grounds should they remove it?

The app is bad and quite invasive, but it should be noted that it is supposed to be installed only in a specific context (covid patients who have chosen to quarantine at home) so it is not much different from e.g. exam proctoring software (which is also very invasive).
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boomboomsubban 2229 days ago
When compared to the alternate methods of quarantine, which are essentially imprisonment, this seems fairly reasonable. It seemingly even meets the UN nonbinding agreement on quarentines.[1] The security issues are ridiculous though, that might be worth taking it down for.

If this app is used for their QR-code plan it's a huge problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine#The_United_Nations_...

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chrismeller 2229 days ago
Absolutely. This was first posted as a great idea when Hong Kong took the same approach. There have been dozens of countries doing the same thing... just because it’s Russia, who had 9200 new cases today, now it’s evil?
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