mo4ch:>Israel to use ‘anti-terrorism’ tech to monitor infected citizens, as Netanyahu declares ‘war’ on coronavirus | Mo4ch News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he was given a go-ahead to deploy invasive digital surveillance tools to track coronavirus patients, sparking privacy concerns and fears the move will be used to supress dissent.Dubbing the rapidly spreading Covid-19 “an invisible enemy” with which Israel is currently in a state of “war”, Netanyahu said Sunday he would ask the government to allow law enforcement to deploy “technologies used in the war against terror” to make sure coronavirus-hit citizens don’t breach quarantine.Also on rt.com‘Nationalize factories & industries!’ De Blasio kicks panic up to 11 calling coronavirus ‘war-like situation’The Israeli Justice Ministry is already on board with the proposal, he said.Acknowledging that new ‘Big Brother’ measures would constitute an infringement on citizens’ privacy, Netanyahu justified the move by arguing that it was for a greater public good.There is a certain invasion of the privacy of those people, where we will check who…