Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by ozscott

I don't understand what you are saying here sorry. There are disclosure requirements in order to allow the Family Court to make informed decisions on these things. They also impact on submissions to be made by the Child Rep and the opinions of the Child psychologists etc. So IF such data were available and that's a big IF, the individual might not like it, but such info will help get the just result in terms of Family Court justice.

Cheers

Glad you put the 'Disclaimer' on.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Glad you put the 'Disclaimer' on.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I often turn my phone to airplane mode to save the battery by stopping it from trying to connect for long periods, unless it is on a charger in the car, so that would reduce the number of contacts it made.

I see two phones have to connect for at least 15 minutes for it to be recorded anyway.

Given that I've only left home an average of once a week for a month I'm not making many contacts.

Still, if lots of people take advantage of relaxed restrictions to go out this weekend, I guess that will cause a rise in infections in the following week or so, so tracing contacts will become more important.

I guess what I'm saying is I'm weighing up my distrust of and anger towards this government because of its terrible record of broken promises about privacy protection against my trust of the health experts who are genuinely trying to stop the pandemic. I trust the health experts, but not the politicians.

It's a dilemma.

I will be staying isolated for another few weeks despite the relaxation in the restrictions So I don't have the Need for this surveillance software on my phone.
You don't have to be a tin foil hat wearer to be distrustful of this software and I certainly Don't Trust it.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I often turn my phone to airplane mode to save the battery by stopping it from trying to connect for long periods, unless it is on a charger in the car, so that would reduce the number of contacts it made...………..

I strongly advise against doing that (or even worse turning off the phone and/or removing the battery) in Iraq, Afghanistan, and any other theatre of US operations around the world, also pro'ly the tribal regions of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, as they conduct drone strikes on people whose identity they don't even know, based on patterns of usage.


Courts Must Hold Executive Branch Accountable For Drone Strikes | HuffPost

What the coronavirus reveals about American medicine. To be fair, place almost every nation in this article. Well written, and informative. But it will challenge your concentration.


What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine | The New Yorker

My understanding is that the American health system is mostly run on a private over public enterprise. Does this mean that thousands, tens of thousands, of individuals are going to be handed massive medical bills on leaving hospital? Will the families of the deceased that have spent days on ventilators before succumbing to this virus, be hit with costs in the tens of thousands of dollars? Isn't it the first question asked when you arrive at an American hospital, "Do you have insurance?". I'm just curious how this is going to work, won't these hospitals want to recoup costs or will Donald be footing the bill?

Germany's decision on a tracing App.


In U-turn, Germany backs Google and Apple on virus app | News | DW | 26.04.2020

Originally Posted by ChookD2

My understanding is that the American health system is mostly run on a private over public enterprise. Does this mean that thousands, tens of thousands, of individuals are going to be handed massive medical bills on leaving hospital? Will the families of the deceased that have spent days on ventilators before succumbing to this virus, be hit with costs in the tens of thousands of dollars? Isn't it the first question asked when you arrive at an American hospital, "Do you have insurance?". I'm just curious how this is going to work, won't these hospitals want to recoup costs or will Donald be footing the bill?

I don't know about Donald footing the bill. I reckon Donald would be Ducking the bill.