
CDC headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, photo via CDC
That was quick!
Last week TGP reported that the CDC was asking tech giants for access to Americans’ cellphone locations. That way the government could track the location of every American and see whether Americans are properly practicing “social distancing.”
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The access was granted.
And now the CDC and US government are tracking every American to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
But don’t worry.
The government would never abuse such a program to spy on innocent Americans.
Just ask President Donald Trump!
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The Wall Street Journal reported on this new program earlier today.
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NEW this morning: In the U.S., federal, state and local government officials have begun to get data from millions of American cell phones to combat the coronavirus pandemic — tracking crowds and movement, and how those things impact infection rates.https://t.co/jHbCoaLWpX
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) March 28, 2020