This is definitely NOT freedom.
by Steve Watson
Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images
Israel has rolled out what it is calling a ‘Freedom bracelet’, a tracking device that will serve as an alternative to a two-week quarantine for anyone entering the country from abroad.
The device, which looks like a smart watch is being produced by a company called SuperCom, which has previously worked with governments of several countries on systems to track and monitor prisoners.
Ordan Trabelsi, the CEO of SuperCom, said “We call it a ‘freedom bracelet’ because we are not locking anybody up, but rather giving them the opportunity to go home.”
… And be tracked by the government if they try to leave their house.
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“Nobody is forced to do it, but for those who are interested, it gives them another option: more flexibility,” Trabelsi added.
So, the choices are be locked up for two weeks in a military-administered quarantine hotel, or take the tracking bracelet.
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It doesn’t really sound like ‘freedom’.
The development comes at the same time as a court ruling demanding that the country’s domestic spy agency the Shin Bet must back off Covid-19 contact-tracing surveillance.
The court ruled that the efforts are “draconian” and a threat to democracy in the country, and can only be used in emergencies.
Israel is also operating a two tier society where those who have been vaccinated have a ‘green pass’ to go where they want, and those who haven’t must stay under lockdown.
