Is there anyone here who doesn't believe that entertainment is just as much of a tool of indoctrination that the media is?
Read the comments. Obviously the answer is yes.
within hours, the current Australian Prime Minister got the message from an outraged public. it started as opt-in, but last nite Australian time, it looked like being mandatory. now:
18 Apr: news.com.au: Coronavirus: Government says mobile tracking app won’t be mandatory after all
The government has scrapped plans to force Australians to download a tracking app onto their mobile phones to trace coronavirus in the community.
by James Hall and Rebecca Gredley
The Prime Minister has conceded the government won’t force Australians to download tracking software after it was viewed by many as a draconian measure to trace coronavirus cases in the community.
On Friday, Scott Morrison said he wanted to make the app compulsory if enough people didn’t sign up for it because at least 40 per cent of the population needs to be on board to make it effective.
But in a tweet this morning, he confirmed it “will not be mandatory”...
The app is being developed based on a Singaporean version, TraceTogether...
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/piracy/coronavirus-government-considers-making-mobile-tracking-app-mandatory/news-story/f2cacdf3ef3dbc844664ae9f648620cf
17 Apr: Newsroom New Zealand: NZ considering $100m contact tracing ‘CovidCard’
Singapore, meanwhile, launched TraceTogether with much fanfare...
However, TraceTogether has had its own share of issues. On iPhones, security measures prevent the app from running in the background, meaning that Apple TraceTogether users are unable to make phone calls, browse the internet or find directions while the app is running. This has led to many people who download the app not using it, as have complaints of interference with other Bluetooth devices, such as headphones, and a drain on battery life.
Perhaps the largest flaw in TraceTogether, however, is that it requires massive uptake to be effective. If 10 percent of the population downloads it and uses it properly, just 1 percent of contacts will actually be logged...
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2020/04/17/1132682/nz-considering-100m-contact-tracing-covidcard
normally obedient Singaporeans aren’t rushing to sign on!
1 Apr: Straits Times: About 1 million people have downloaded TraceTogether app, but more need to do so for it to be effective: Lawrence Wong
by Clara Chong
“In order for TraceTogether to be effective, we need something like three-quarters - if not everyone - of the population to have it. Then we can really use that as an effective contact-tracing tool,” said Mr Wong in an interview with The Straits Times on Wednesday (April 1).
At the moment, though the one million downloads are a record for a Government app, they translate to about one in six people here having the app. It is also not sufficient to just download the app - people also need to turn on their Bluetooth function to ensure the app is running, Mr Wong added...
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/about-one-million-people-have-downloaded-the-tracetogether-app-but-more-need-to-do-so-for