TV: Government likely to have no choice but to renew use of Shin Bet tracking

The government will not have any choice but to renew use of invasive Shin Bet tracking technology to identify those exposed to the coronavirus, Channel 13 speculates.

The reason cited is that an updated version of the Health Ministry’s Shield phone application that updates users when they have come in contact with a carrier will not be ready for use for another several weeks.

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