The coronavirus has sparked a lot of confusion and uncertainty in United States’ politics, and a controversial issue over whether or not a national consumer privacy law should be enacted is currently being discussed. This means that the government would have access to private cell phone data in order to stop people who have the coronavirus from going out. “Several countries, including China, Singapore and Israel, have already put in place surveillance measures using cell phone data to track those with coronavirus”. Privacy advocates are seriously against this, arguing that there is no way for information to be 100% anonymous and "No one should fear that their phone is monitoring their every step." (113 words, 2 quotes, 1 website, 1 picture)
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