The sooner the public realizes we will need to choose between freedom and privacy, the faster we can recover. #coronavirus
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My assumption is that we will never be safe from viruses or terrorism unless we give up privacy to gain that protection. For example, our only way past
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Students of history will say losing our privacy is a fast track to losing all of our freedoms. But that only happens if people running the government keep their privacy while you lose yours. I don't favor that.
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I can imagine a system in which we are all anonymously tracked for virus tracing purposes. The algorithm could spit out text messages warning people of contact with the infected without any human being aware of the specifics. Maybe have some bipartisan oversight too.
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My point is that we probably no longer have the option of maintaining both our freedom and our personal privacy in the same fashion as the past. But I think we can be smart enough to limit the downside risk.
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Give us time, and we were all realize that this virus can be managed and no more dangerous to us than seasonal flu
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I've noticed that the people who know the least about it think it is the safest. Probably a coincidence.
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Those who cede liberty for safety deserve neither. Fuck rona
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We do it all day long.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @WilliaMangieri
I have four children, and I would never advise them to give up their freedoms for the semblance of government security. Who’s we? While I may go along to get along on some issues, I hold liberty at the highest regard and realize death is a forgone conclusion for me and you.
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