The Contact-Tracing/Data-Trading Poem

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-11-06 23:08:13 UTC
Modified: 2020-11-06 23:08:13 UTC

As effective as stockpiling toilet paper ahead of (or during) a pandemic

Toilet paper

Summary: The sorts of things people would put up with because they're told those things "protect" them (even when they clearly do not; contact-tracing is extremely ineffective at the current scale)

OUR DATA all ours

Your data is ours, too We know where you go We can see when you poo

Contact-Tracing is poo There's nothing to hide Because COVID we fight Privacy is not a right Confidentially is a blight

Hold on tight We've got on you in sight Wearing a mask you might But the phone exposes your ID alright

The pandemic is a killer A silent old killer Surveillance is a blessing Spies are the new healer

Smile at the camera We know who you are We know you you met We know when you poo ⬆

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