Question for all you thinking folks, since all our Mercedes are fixed and the oil and tire threads have exhausted themselves...
Which is more important and valid: How many died of CV 19? or How much public panic has been generated which permitted government mandated house arrest of millions of citizens and business closure / unemployment? or Real factual information about how CV 19 actually works, is transmitted, and the lasting effects? Pick one, or all, and posit at will. On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 12:48 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Right, but they claim it's anonymized. Is it really? Who knows. > > I keep location services turned off on my phone anyway. I know that > doesn't prevent cell tower triangulation, but I don't think that's > something an app can really do, it has to be done by the carrier. > > Also Google and Apple who have been working on a contract tracing > framework for COVID-19, have refused to allow app developers access to > location data, to the frustration of health authorities. > > So the point is, it's harder for the government here to do contact > tracing via mobile phone than it is in say China or Singapore where they > can just demand all records and get them without pushback. > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > > > Not to burst your bubble, Allan, but mobile phone carriers have been > selling off our location data to third parties for years. It’s a huge > revenue stream for them. That’s starting to change, but they’ll go kicking > and screaming in the process. > > > > This is a bit of a long read, but I would encourage anyone with a > cellular phone to read it and ponder the facts. > > > > > https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html > < > https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html > > > > > > -D > > > >> On May 18, 2020, at 11:08 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> From a practical standpoint, a sizable number of people do not have a > >> smartphone, especially in the population most vulnerable. Mobile phone > >> carriers are private companies and say they will not turn over > >> personally identifiable location data to the government without a > >> warrant. The idea that people might be asked to carry something the > >> equivalent of an ankle bracelet like a person on house arrest is a > >> non-starter. > >> > >> Allan > >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
