On 23/7/20 5:17 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote:
Why China’s extreme coronavirus controls are unlikely to work elsewhere
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3094140/why-chinas-extreme-coronavirus-controls-are-unlikely-work
In World War II Australia had local cadres of air raid wardens enforcing
blackouts. Given the propensity of some on social media to report on the
activities of their neighbors, it would not be difficult to set up a
modern online equivalent. ;-)
While Australian governments may not have a very sophisticated domestic
surveillance system in place, our private sector does. It would not be
difficult to use electronic payments to identify individuals who are
going out too much and too far.
Ten years ago I had my car serviced on one side of Canberra. I then
drove to the other side and bought an appliance. A few minutes later my
credit card company called to verify these were legitimate payments. The
wide geographic spread and narrow time-frame made them suspicious.
Perhaps nudge techniques could be used rather than threats:
"As a gold level customer we are now offering services to save you the
stress of shopping out. For a limited time our partners are now offering
a free home delivery service for your online purchases. Or you can use
our one-stop curbside pickups: order online and collect everything at
once from your nearest center.".
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