> To those who might argue that we "don't have time to delay" and need to rush this functionality out, then I would respond that a rushed solution can often be worse than doing nothing -- especially if there is no easy way to roll it back.
That is a reality-independent objection that can apply in any situation and delay anything indefinitely.
Lots of experts say that a robust digital contact-tracing solution (as part of a multipronged contact-tracing effort) could provide big health and economic benefits, the sooner the better. That doesn't mean we should have no discussion and review, but it does mean we should expedite them. We have at least a month before Google and Apple start rolling out their stuff, let's make the most of it.
My primary concern is related to maintaining pleasant social interaction and a reasonable balance of power on a time horizon of five years and beyond.
To me it's hard to imagine that a continuous digital record of human interactions that is subject to a proprietary protocol and implementation would be the safest situation to end up in.
That is a reality-independent objection that can apply in any situation and delay anything indefinitely.
Lots of experts say that a robust digital contact-tracing solution (as part of a multipronged contact-tracing effort) could provide big health and economic benefits, the sooner the better. That doesn't mean we should have no discussion and review, but it does mean we should expedite them. We have at least a month before Google and Apple start rolling out their stuff, let's make the most of it.