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Israel's virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms

by Tia Goldenberg
| January 1, 2021 12:06 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance tool on its civilians, tracking people’s cellphones in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

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