It is easy to get into conspiracy theory mode and anticipate malign state control which ultimately leads to chips implants at birth. Sadly the ship has sailed on his particular worry - the technology is now well and truly embedded even if the implants are not (yet).
We can wave a piece of plastic with an embedded chip at a gizmo and pay for goods and services, get entry to places, book tickets etc etc. To replace this functionality with paper and pen today would be laughable - it is (technically) feasible but it ain't going to happen.
Other personal records are held online, usually without paper backup - health records, criminal records, banking details, passports, online activity, shopping etc etc. MI5 and sophisticated techies may be able to access and integrate all this data but at the moment it is not shared.
Adding track and trace data is a trivial addition to data already held. Working effectively it has the potential to identify contacts within minutes rather than days, increase the % of contacts traced, isolate individuals within hours rather than days or weeks.
Whether you believe the government has the ability to implement such a scheme is a valid question. That it would massively improve T&T is in my mind beyond doubt.
That some people are unable to use the technology is not a reason not to do it - we need to find a way to enable, them not deny society the benefits because a few cannot cope.
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