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COVID-19 Creates Opportunity for Big Brother in the Sky

Loaded on June 15, 2020 by Michael Fortino, Ph.D published in Criminal Legal News July, 2020, page 28
Filed under: COVID-19, Police State-Surveillance. Location: United States of America.

by Michael Fortino, Ph.D.

Now that COVID-19 has brought about new public enforcement policies, a dystopian world where government agencies watch our every move may not be as far in the future as we might think. With the intent of observing crowd activities in public places (and private …

 

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