The state is free to monitor the population through GSM

The question at the end of the article found its answer: ever since the global coronavirus pandemic, the EU has asked telecom operators for data on the location of terminals.

Being part of the Union, our country has done the same. Until the time of writing this material, only DigiMobil had not agreed to the principle. The rest agreed to send the citizens the location data of the citizens.

Before we go any further, let’s acknowledge that there is a justification for this – states want to be sure that quarantine measures are in place.

And as we already have clear examples with Italians on the street or Romanians at the barbecue, when there were only recommendations, not obligatory.

Well, there are still videos on the net with old people who are waiting for the moment when the police leave the street to go sneaky-wonder-where.

The major problem arises when you analyze other similar measures and realize that, once the central governments have put their hands on this, they will hardly give up.

A similar example is Turkey, where the state of emergency decreed by Erdogan was maintained two years after the failed (some would even say directed) coup attempt. I know, it’s about an autocracy there, but it’s a NATO member state.

France is another example: in 2016, multiple attacks took place just before the final EURO tournament. And Holland has maintained above the initial provisions the state of emergency.

Returning to our sheep, I am almost convinced that there will be voices throughout the world, both for and against the continuation of these measures.

What interests me is that the state, be it Romanian, French or any other, does not abuse the data there. OK, keep track of my location for a while, but not all the time. I have nothing to hide, but I have the right to privacy, right?