IDF states it will stop keeping an eye on social networks for coronavirus infractions

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Army and authorities tracing activities have concentrated on discovering contaminated individuals who break quarantine, and on finding social gatherings.

By JOSHUA SHUMAN/THE MEDIA LINE

NOVEMBER 20, 2020 07: 43

Israeli soldiers at the IDF Corona Task Force Headquarters as they conduct epidemiological investigations as part of the army's effort to trace chains of infection to curb the spread of coronavirus, Ramle, Israel, September 17, 2020 (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)

Israeli soldiers at the IDF Corona Task Force Headquarters as they carry out epidemiological examinations as part of the army’s effort to trace chains of infection to suppress the spread of coronavirus, Ramle, Israel, September 17, 2020

( image credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)

However, a Jerusalem lawyer who asked that her name not be utilized informed The Media Line that contact tracing by means of social media was not always a personal privacy issue because Facebook posts are typically public.

Asked about contact-tracing activities of the Israel Cops, the force’s foreign media representative, Supt. Micky Rosenfeld, told The Media Line that it was making “active efforts” to make sure that the public follows federal government standards.

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