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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Indeed. And if they are found out to be dicks, they can get into a bunch of trouble

Mon May 4, 2020, 06:40 AM

May 2020

They are found out soon enough.

For contact tracing, if their "contacts" don't play out, then they might get an interview with a police officer or police detective and told of the consequences. If they persist then they can get put up on charges of "filing a false report" or "lying to a police officer", etc.

But jberryhill would know more about such details than I do and they vary somewhat depending on jurisdiction.

In practice, most people get serious when they realize the authorities are serious about tracing. But these days some jurisdictions are not serious about tracing. Is Florida serious? Is Georgia serious?

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How is contact tracing supposed to work if the info given is fake? [View all] pstokely May 2020 OP

How does voluntary reporting of income work jberryhill May 2020 #1

Indeed. And if they are found out to be dicks, they can get into a bunch of trouble Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #3

Note to concerned folk: That's a famous number from a song by Tommy Tutone, not an ad Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #2

Instantly hated by anyone with that phone number jberryhill May 2020 #4

The same number I give out when asked by store clerks or salesmen. Midnight Writer May 2020 #9

The app being distributed in Australia canetoad May 2020 #5

It isn't supposed to work in all cases - just most... getagrip_already May 2020 #6

i go out so seldom and to so few places i keep track of where i have been and when.. samnsara May 2020 #7

There's contact tracing and there's contact tracing. Igel May 2020 #8