Beijing scraps Covid-19 tracking bracelets following backlash

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Useful examples on government doing a U-turn....

walked back a decision requiring that travellers from at-risk areas wear a tracking bracelet during quarantine

Earlier this month, after announcing that unvaccinated individuals will be barred from certain crowded areas like gyms and galleries, the authorities quietly scrapped the decision just over 24 hours later following a massive backlash

if the wristband can connect to the Internet, it must be able to track my whereabouts as well - it's almost the same as an electronic shackle

Screenshots of the app paired with the device showed that it also recorded other information like heart rate and sleep data....collecting travel history and location information would be useful, as the data can prevent the spread of the virus, or even to contact trace. But in this case, the authorities have overstepped the boundaries

It's like when they tried to force people to take the Covid-19 vaccines...We want autonomy over our own bodies, and the information that it produces.

Qns: 

1. ‘Power these days lies more with the people than the politicians.’ To what extent is this true? (Cam. 2021)

2. ‘People should have absolute authority over their own body. Discuss. (NYJC Prelim 2021)

3. To what extent should the state interfere in the lives of its people?