In March, Israeli authorities tasked domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet with using its capabilities to surveil citizens’ movements using cellular data to trace coronavirus transmission. However, that programme was partially shut down amid privacy concerns and after thousands of Israelis were mistakenly instructed to self-quarantine.
The Israeli military is expected to take over the country’s ‘contact tracing’ programme as soon as next week, health authorities have indicated.
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