http://theconversation.com/coronavirus-s...nce-134068

"...First, credit and debit cards. South Korea has the highest proportion of cashless transactions in the world. By tracking transactions, it’s possible to draw a card user’s movements on the map.

Second, mobile phones can be used for the same purpose. In 2019, South Korea had one of the world’s highest phone ownership rates (there are more phones than people). Phone locations are automatically recorded with complete accuracy because devices are connected to between one and three transceivers at any time. And there are approximately 860,000 4G and 5G transceivers densely covering the whole country.

Crucially, phone companies require all customers to provide their real names and national registry numbers. This means it’s possible to track nearly everyone by following the location of their phones.

Finally, CCTV cameras also enable authorities to identify people who have been in contact with COVID-19 patients. In 2014, South Korean cities had over 8 million CCTV cameras, or one camera per 6.3 people. In 2010, everyone was captured an average of 83.1 times per day and every nine seconds while travelling. These figures are likely to be much higher today. Considering the physical size of the country, it is safe to say South Korea has one of the highest densities of surveillance technology in the world...."

I don't think this would work here in the US.

That's kind of cool but really really creepy.

Heard peeps discussing it this morning. The idea is to trace all infected peeps back to sources, and isolate the sources. In places like NYC, where there are already so many cases, that's futile. Plus, peeps are only contagious for 10 days or so.

(03-20-2020 06:14 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I don't think this would work here in the US.

by itself, sq. area in comparison alone makes it apples vs. oranges...

many people are gonna die moving forward very soon.....and it ain' gonna be due to #muhcorona in the flesh....it's gonna be b/c how the U.S./states are handling the situation....

this shite's gettin' ready to come to head with this lockdown bs.....

watch it happen over the next week.....don't say I didn't warn ya ahead o' time....

#muhPandemonium....