Reuse of Israeli militant tracking technology to combat corona infections 2 July 11:00
In the Middle East, the new coronavirus infection spread again due to the resumption of school education, and the number of new infected people per day was the highest so far, so cyber technology usually used for tracking militants Will be utilized again.
Israel contained the new coronavirus infection at an early stage, for example, by using cyber technology used to track extremists, and in May this year, it took the lead in all countries to ease restrictions on economic activities.
However, after restarting school education, mass infections in the school occurred one after another, and the infection spread from children to adults.
In response, the government has raised fines for those who violate their obligations to wear masks, but it has not stopped, and the number of new infections per day was 868, the highest number ever. It was.
Under these circumstances, the Israeli government is arguing that the intelligence agency can intercept the communication data of the infected people's mobile phones, saying that the infected people and those ordered to quarantine their homes need to be more closely monitored for the prohibition rules. I submitted a special bill to the Parliament and was approved by the majority on the 1st.
This eavesdropping uses cyber technology, which is usually used for tracking extremists, and there have been opposition from human rights groups, but it is unavoidable to suppress the so-called second wave. , The government has decided to reuse it.
Israel is not on the EU-European Union's list of 14 countries to consider lifting the travel restrictions announced on June 30, and the delays have been noticeable.