At first glance, certain arguments of opponents of the COVVID law can smile.Especially when they brandish the spectrum of mass monitoring.For them, Switzerland will soon imitate China by tracing the slightest actions of its citizens.And the law, subject to the vote on November 28, will allow the State according to them to exercise "massive electronic surveillance of citizens".

An extensive analysis of the facts does not clearly allow these statements to support.No, we do not vot on a legal basis allowing the Confederation to spy on citizens.And no, the COVID certificate is not an instrument for controlling the population, allowing you to permanently know where millions of Swiss are and what they do.

Does our debate: does mass surveillance really threaten us?

Do not sweep the arguments of opponents

Should we sweat the arguments of opponents with a backhand?Especially not.These fears must be listened to, analyzed, discussed.We hear it regularly around us, these fears are shared by a large number of citizens.

That's not all.There are the fantasies of generalized surveillance.There are also, in parallel, disturbing elements which require absolute vigilance.We had thus seen, this summer, the canton of Bern demand the creation of a centralized database containing all the contact information for customers of restaurants.We heard, in June, French senators offer to deactivate transportation, geolocating citizens and deleting access to bank accounts in the event of a crisis remotely in the event of a crisis in the event of a crisis.We know, since this week, that SBB has been equipped with systems to detect which travelers have a mask.

Analyze each approach

Each of these ideas, each of these technologies must be analyzed with care.Is it necessary?What is the goal?Are these measures temporary and under what conditions?We must constantly be extraordinarily attentive to these innovations.It is so easy, whether for the State or private companies, to launch services under the guise of increased protection of the company.Sometimes the measures envisaged are inadequate, disproportionate or divertable for malicious purposes.

As we know, health crises are often the pretext for the introduction of temporary control systems which sometimes become sustainable.Let us continue to open your eyes, to question any decision likely to restrict our freedoms.And let's never forget that in parallel the giants of the number exercising permanent surveillance of our activities without it scandalizing us.We have unfortunately used to it.But let's not accept that the state becomes more curious than necessary.

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