tracking apps on phones

How do you feel about governments talking about encouraging or forcing people with a smartphone to install/accept/allow special 'contact tracing' tracking apps to map/monitor the spread/distribution of Sars-COV-2 aka Covid-18/19/20 in your community as an incentive to relax or roll-back 'lockdown' or quarantine restrictions?

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zonavar68 · 51-55, M

The Australian government is considering making it mandatory. Easy answers are to stop using a smartphone and get a non-IOS and non-Android phone, or stop using a mobile phone completely. Or if you must use one, turn it off and remove the battery when not in use. Depends how much you trust (or distrust) your country's government. ;-)

SW-User

@zonavar68 Well is that why I cant remove the battery. A sledge hammer will fix it in that case

zonavar68 · 51-55, M

@SW-User I believe some models of iphone have a very difficult to remove battery. Not sure about other makes.

SW-User

@zonavar68 My Samsung A30 its impossible to get inside