Israel's move in the fight against the corona security service may be able to monitor cell phones

The technology is already in place in Israel and for the security service. But it has been used in the past to counter terrorism, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference, according to Reuters.

If this is approved by the Israeli parliament Knesset, the security service Shin Bet will be able to begin the work of tracking corona-infected, for example, through their mobile phones.

The aim is to be able to stop the spread more quickly and identify more potential infected. These people will then receive a text message urging them to quarantine themselves immediately.

However, the proposal has raised many fears among human rights activists and experts in the country who called the proposal "dangerous" and expressed concern that it could be a snowball effect, Al Jazeera writes.

- I realize that we are in a unique situation, but this has the potential to go too far. Much will depend on how intrusive it gets, civil rights activist Avner Pinchuk tells Reuters.

Former Deputy Justice Chancellor Malkiel Blass is also skeptical and believes that the measures are not proportional to the threats and problems that the corona virus actually poses.

"Even in times of crisis, human rights in a democracy must be maintained," said Malkiel Blass, writes the New York Times.

However, Netanyahu believes the virus is an invisible enemy that needs to be located and says he was inspired by Taiwan that has taken similar action, Reuters writes.

- During all my years as prime minister, I have avoided using these methods among civilians, but there is no other alternative, says the prime minister.

At the same time, the Netanyahu government, which is currently very loose, has approved a prison sentence of up to six months for those who quarantine orders. The police are also given the opportunity to unlock collections of more than ten people, and no visits to prisons, including lawyers, are allowed.

South Korea's authorities also took similar measures to track the movement of the infected, writes the Washington Post.

But the harsh criticism that Israel receives is largely due to the fact that it is the security service that will lead the tracking. That is, an organization that has no transparency requirements, writes the Times of Israel.