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Washington Governor Jay Inslee's Conscription of Restaurants to Surveil Diners

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Inslee announced on Monday that some restaurants will be permitted to reopen for in-restaurant dining at 50 percent capacity. That is not great, but at least it is a start. But, here's a catch: Inslee mandated that restaurants record the phone numbers, email addresses, and arrival times of all diners, and that all diners provide such information. In other words, the governor mandated that restaurants in the state participate in carrying out a new government surveillance program.

Why? Inslee said the purpose was to facilitate "contact tracing" that will supposedly help counter coronavirus.

Later in the week, after much backlash against the new surveillance program, Inslee backed off some on the mandate. His amended mandate, however, still requires restaurants to engage in surveillance for the government. It requires that restaurants maintain lists of contact information that is "voluntarily" provided by customers. Inslee even provides along with the amended mandate announcement a form restaurants can use to record the surveillance information.


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