Big Brother will be watching you, SA, but he can’t hear your chats

03 April 2020 - 09:00 By Qaanitah Hunter
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Justice minister Ronald Lamola has to appoint a 'Covid-19 judge' to oversee the tracing and tracking of people suspected to have contracted the virus.
Justice minister Ronald Lamola has to appoint a 'Covid-19 judge' to oversee the tracing and tracking of people suspected to have contracted the virus.
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Cellphone firms will provide the government with the location and movement of anyone known, or reasonably suspected to have, contracted Covid-19. 

But they will not disclose the content of conversations.

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