"No 10 seeks to end coronavirus lockdown with & #39;immunity passports& #39;"

Since I& #39;ve already had to & #39;HELL NO& #39; someone who was musing "How about ... a badge that show you& #39;re safe?" about two weeks ago, and it& #39;s now starting to show up in the news, a thread. 1/n https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/02/no-10-seeks-to-end-covid-19-lockdown-with-immunity-passports">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/...
No 10 seeks to end Covid-19 lockdown with ' immunity passports'

Fresh criticism over testing plan as Matt Hancock says early antibody results ‘poor’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/02/no-10-seeks-to-end-covid-19-lockdown-with-immunity-passports
First, let& #39;s just go there straight away, since that& #39;s where this ends up anyway, and then explain why it will, why & #39;HELL NO& #39; is the reaction you should be having to this, and so forth.

YES. NAZIS. CONCENTRATION CAMPS. 2/n

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camp_badge">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi...
Second, let& #39;s have a look at what has already happened, so far. Hungary, for example, where Orbán can now rule by decree, indefinitely. 3/n https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/31/coronavirus-is-a-chance-for-authoritarian-leaders-to-tighten-their-grip">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
Coronavirus is a chance for authoritarian leaders to tighten their grip

Hungary’s prime minister for one insists extreme measures are only to fight the pandemic, others are not so sure

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/31/coronavirus-is-a-chance-for-authoritarian-leaders-to-tighten-their-grip
The US, where ICE abused & #39;stay at home& #39; orders to make it easier to round up undocumented migrants. 4/n https://twitter.com/RAICESTEXAS/status/1239934724921004032">https://twitter.com/RAICESTEX...
China& #39;s success in containing the virus, so far, was in no small part due to fairly draconian measures that separated families, put the infected into & #39;corona hotels& #39;, at least one of which collapsed. 5/n https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/07/70-people-trapped-after-hotel-used-for-coronavirus-quarantine-collapses-in-china-reuters.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/0...
Hotel used for coronavirus quarantine collapses in China, leaving dozens trapped in rubble

The hotel collapsed at about 7:30 p.m. (1130 GMT) and 34 people were rescued in the following two hours, the Quanzhou municipality said on its website.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/07/70-people-trapped-after-hotel-used-for-coronavirus-quarantine-collapses-in-china-reuters.html
South Korea managed to contain its spread in part by tracking the badge that everyone carries already; their mobile phone.

There& #39;s an app for that, quite literally; show me where the infected are, so I can avoid them.

See also; Taiwan, Israel. 6/n https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/israel-to-track-mobile-phones-of-suspected-coronavirus-cases">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
Israel to track mobile phones of suspected coronavirus cases

Measure to use counterterrorism technology passed by cabinet, leading to outcry over privacy

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/israel-to-track-mobile-phones-of-suspected-coronavirus-cases
Pretty much every country is considering this, at this point, including yours. Those surveillance capitalists that we& #39;ve been warning you about for years, harvesting all your data, such as Facebook, Google?

Happily collaborating for the greater good. 7/n https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-location-idUSKBN21K3BJ">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...
In coronavirus fight, oft-criticized Facebook data aids U.S. cities, states

Infectious disease researchers are using Facebook Inc mobile location data to provide daily updates to U.S. cities and states evaluating the effectiveness of social distancing orders aimed at slowing...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-location-idUSKBN21K3BJ
Here& #39;s a thread from almost a year ago, about Google& #39;s Sensorvault, which contains the data that most Android phones collect by default, and has already gotten people arrested without cause.

You think your government will hesitate to use this? 8/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1117164626385473536">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Do you really think that, with most of our data in the hands of American companies, and the US most affected by now, there will be any hesitation on the part of private enterprise that has already expressed their patriotism in the past? 9/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1111542468074524672">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
I mean, white people being healthy and not dying is one of the key & #39;freedoms we enjoy& #39; and need to protect in the West, right?

Basically every tech company has examples of this. 10/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1100296691184480257">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
The list of examples I can give you for this is long and varied, but let& #39;s get Amazon in here, since they are everyone& #39;s favourite source of toilet paper right now. 11/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1090914940381249537">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
And don& #39;t think your local data protection agency is going to raise a stink about this, right now. The Dutch DPA, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, already said as much, has announced delays on existing investigations.

And we have history. 12/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/796621487809695744">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Every existing source of surveillance data will be up for grabs now, regardless of its original scope. This is basically exactly the kind of scenario I worry about when I warn people about the potential for abuse. 13/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1184477347430457344">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Read the threads I am linking to. Not so I can say "I told you so", but so you become aware of the overwhelming amount of evidence that is out there. That was there already, in the before times, when you did not feel the need to worry, yet. 14/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1074933515211427840">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Remember, people WANT to snitch. Every single bit of hate and prejudice comes into play when you give white people permission to report & #39;deviant& #39; behaviour. They are already doing so, even when the government tells them not to. 15/n https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-denunciati-idUSKBN21K2PB">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...
Germans snitch on neighbours flouting virus rules, in echo of the Stasi past

Law-abiding Germans are zealously helping police crack down on people flouting new social distancing rules aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus by reporting on strangers, neighbours and...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-denunciati-idUSKBN21K2PB
Seriously, there& #39;s a long history of this. Germany just happens to be this week& #39;s coronavirus example I have readily available, but the Dutch are no better. Nor are white people anywhere else, including in the UK, the US, etc. 16/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/797387052983656448">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Here& #39;s another example, of the Dutch police gamifying finding stolen cars with a Pokémon-style app. 17/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/916604703860981760">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
I could go on for another dozen tweets, but if you& #39;re not convinced that the data and the willingness to abuse it already existed, by now, just stop reading.

For everyone else; this will amplify existing cruelty. See ICE, Fortress Europe, etc. 18/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1007604550864338944">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
The Other will be hardest hit, in all this. Hungary was moving towards this well before this crisis hit, for example, with laws like this moving through a parliament they already dominated. 19/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1245950712716177410">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
And if you think that doesn& #39;t affect you, where you are, how many examples do you need? This is global, and almost four years of Trump have done a lot of damage. 20/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1107689344872169477">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Like, do you really think that everything we& #39;ve seen so far, in terms of & #39;dirty& #39; immigrants, white supremacist rhetoric around & #39;cleanliness& #39; and & #39;purity& #39;, won& #39;t be massively amplified when the US was already willing to pull shit like this? 21/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1016666344769708032">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Do we really think that the Western media will accurately and objectively report on this, when they were happy to feature TERFs, nazi fashion profiles and such before their own lives and businesses were on the line due to a global pandemic? 22/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1111161929261826048">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
They weren& #39;t willing to call a spade a spade before this. Why would it be any different now, after years of moving the Overton window on right-wing rhetoric around eugenics, who is & #39;deserving& #39;, and so forth? 23/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/1028197320490401793">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
Also, when it comes to & #39;immunity passports& #39;, remember that basically everyone who muses about badges that would make them feel safe can do so because they have never had to live without their Western passport, their privilege, etc. https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/997476459794128896">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
I mean, if you& #39;re still not worried about "badges that show that you& #39;re safe", at this point, check your privilege.

Seriously, take a few minutes, and consider why this does not SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU.

I& #39;ll wait.

No, you& #39;re not done yet. Few more minutes. 25/n
Consider what such a system would entail, whether it& #39;s badges, certificates, passports, or whatever they will call it. The name doesn& #39;t really matter.

BECAUSE

IF YOU ARE MARKING
INDIVIDUALS AS SAFE

EVERYONE ELSE ISN& #39;T

PROVE THAT YOU ARE *PURE*

26/n https://twitter.com/sindarina/status/797079373916622848">https://twitter.com/sindarina...
I mean, that& #39;s before you even get to the practical limitations of the proof that would be required in terms of antibody testing and whatnot, for which there is no evidence as of yet that it will last, etc.

But that won& #39;t matter anyway. The economy will demand it. 27/n
Do you really think that this will be FAIR, and JUST? For something that is inherently white supremacist, ableist, ageist, and biased towards the & #39;nuclear family& #39;?

With the governments currently in power, and the people that voted them there demanding WHITE PEOPLE BE SAFE? 28/n
Like, for example, if you& #39;re in the UK, which is where the example at the start of this thread is from, remember what your current government stands for, what Brexit was about, how they handled austerity, poverty, Grenfell.

They were willing to let it & #39;run its course& #39; 29/n
That& #39;s basically what the original & #39;herd immunity& #39; strategy was about, right? They backed away from that because of the outrage, but also because it would simply overwhelm the healthcare system, and thus threaten themselves. Do you think they would have without the latter? 30/n
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