Technosurveillance mission creep in Israel’s COVID-19 response

This article examines Israel’s use of surveillance technology to track COVID-19, focusing on the role of the Shin Bet. Originally developed for counterterrorism, the agency’s cellphone tracking database was repurposed for pandemic monitoring, allowing authorities to enforce quarantines and map infection hotspots.

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