The government text message is being sent out by the mobile companies,
there is no overall alerting system in the UK, that is why it has come out
staggered over several days.
On Thu, 26 Mar 2020, 07:57 Chris Barker, <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I share your wariness as well, Philippe, but I didn’t mean that sort of
> tracking :-). I meant that the disease’s reach could be monitored. So, I
> needn’t leave my home for the next two weeks, but if next Monday I feel
> symptoms I can report it. If my neighbours reported as well, the cluster
> could be recognised.
>
> That’s the idea; but I remain wary because . . .
>
> . . . our PM’s strange Special Adviser months ago threatened to use the
> .gov websites to glean extra information about the populace. And on
> Tuesday I received a text message from gov.uk <http://gov.uk/> repeating
> Johnson’s message from a broadcast the night before. So I’m wary of the
> Government’s apparently sinister monitoring, and I would be unsurprised if
> the King’s College database (among many others) did not become a target for
> more interference.
>
> Chris
>
> > On 26 Mar 20, at 07:45, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Since once detected there’s unfortunately no cure readily available so
> far, the best way to avoid tracking is switching that appliance off, and
> STAY HOME.
> > The latter saves you from Russians, thieves, worries, trouble, fever,
> coughs and chest pains, etc.
> >
> > Keep calm but stay home.
>
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