Big Tech Tags Humans

Data privacy is something governments and big tech companies claim to respect. That is why Apple and Google are asking for your consent as they partner with public health authorities to create an app to alert users of those who are infected with COVID-19. Don't worry this is being done to ensure your safety. After all, big brother cares deeply about you and me:

That app will evolve into a tracking device for dissenters of governments and those who propagate unauthorized conspiracy theories. The logical next step is to implant a chip. However, we are taught there is nothing new under the sun. Therefore, the future should not scare us. We must prepare to protect our rights and live with hope, not fear. Modern man is constructing the new tower of babel, but like its predecessors, it too will crumble. 

A perfect example of unity against draconian measures is the citizens in Michigan. They have started a Facebook group to protest their governor's wicked laws. As Vox Day says, "conflict is the air we breathe."

Line in The Sand

I've heard some say this pandemic is our generation's 9/11, and I think that is a fair comparison. After 9/11, the government passed the Patriot Act allowing them to essentially spy on every citizen in the name of combating terrorism. Now, the masses are dubious of 9/11's veracity for multiple reasons. However, this doesn't translate to the objection of spying for "protection." Collectively, America has accepted the idea that losing privacy for safety is fine. Times like these are where governments test their limits. Therefore, times like these are where citizen draw the line.

The American government has discussed working with Facebook, Google and other tech companies to track smartphones. This will allow them to identify newly infected areas quicker, and that can help mitigate the spread. The duration of this idea is unknown meaning it will become indefinite. Sure there are benefits, but is the action required appropriate? 

In New York, some hospitals attempted to ban birth partners from the delivery room. Those hospitals face quick backlash. However, Governor Cuomo has overruled this outlawing the practice. People drew a line and refused to waiver from their position. All must have something to fight or die for something otherwise life becomes meaningless. 

Yes, we should render to Caesar what is Caesar's, but we mustn't sell our souls in the process.