{"id":48567,"date":"2021-01-19T06:10:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=48567"},"modified":"2021-01-19T06:10:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:10:10","slug":"can-you-imagine-putting-social-distancing-collars-on-the-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=48567","title":{"rendered":"Can you imagine putting social distancing &#8216;collars&#8217; ON THE FRENCH?!?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>French Workers Angrily Reject Social Distancing \u2018Collars\u2019<\/h1>\n<h3><!--more-->An \u201cattack on individual liberty\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Steve Watson<br \/>\nSUMMIT NEWS<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"tps_slideContainer_12104\" class=\"theiaPostSlider_slides\">\n<div class=\"theiaPostSlider_preloadedSlide\">\n<p><strong>Factory workers in France have labeled social distancing \u2018dog collars\u2019 as an \u201cattack on individual liberty\u201d as employers are trying to make them wear the devices to enforce restrictions while working.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The alarm devices emit a noise and light up if workers get closer than two metres together, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20210114-social-distancing-alarms-cause-a-stink-at-french-hygiene-firm\">have been slammed<\/a>\u00a0by a worker\u2019s union for \u201cinfantilising\u201d employees.<\/p>\n<p>The alarms are scheduled to be introduced by hygiene company Essity, which wants it\u2019s factory workers to wear them around their necks.<\/p>\n<p>The CFDT union told AFP that it is \u201ca system comparable to ones that try to dissuade dogs from barking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1349808503905427456&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsummit.news%2F2021%2F01%2F18%2Ffrench-workers-angrily-reject-social-distancing-collars%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1349808503905427456\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Christine Duguet, a union representative from the CFDT, suggested that the devices will \u201cfinish in the rubbish bins or stay in a cupboard,\u201d adding \u201cThis is complete nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duguet also expressed concerns that the company would attempt to keep the system in place as a \u2018security measure\u2019 even after the pandemic ends.<\/p>\n<p>The device is manufactured by a Belgian company called Phi Data, which also offers a similar device that can be activated by the wearer if they feel someone comes too close to them.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine that hell. Karens everywhere emitting bleeping blaring alarms if you dare to walk past them on the street.<\/p>\n<p>Other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/safe-spacer-wearable-social-distance-monitoralarm-helps-keep-people-safe-and-workplaces-or-public-spaces-open-301059368.html\">similar devices<\/a>\u00a0have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newseu.cgtn.com\/news\/2021-01-05\/Too-close-for-comfort-Try-the-wearable-social-distancing-alarm-WMIjhje03C\/index.html\">developed by tech companies<\/a>\u00a0and researchers seeking to cash in on the pandemic panic:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oFes5fmpCoE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HWesY_ote7A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>There are also scores of videos on YouTube detailing how to make DIY versions of the devices:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Make Social Distancing Device at Home\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ouLhcEK75ds?feature=oembed\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is not normal. What has happened to humans?<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article\">\n<div class=\"ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Where does this end up? Electronic collars that administer a shock if you break distancing restrictions?<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/10\/12\/space-helmet-adds-to-range-of-panic-pods-available-for-coronavirus-slaves\/\">imprisonment of everyone inside pods<\/a>, this weird\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/04\/22\/watch-tech-companies-rushing-to-develop-ai-social-distancing-enforcement-tools\/\">technology is being<\/a>\u00a0embraced with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/05\/05\/report-france-will-use-existing-surveillance-grid-to-enforce-social-distancing-mask-wearing\/\">social distancing<\/a>\u00a0justification.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MabYf9o_2dE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/15iIV1Lff-M\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon is reported to have experimented with such technology in their warehouses:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1337066026748534795&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsummit.news%2F2021%2F01%2F18%2Ffrench-workers-angrily-reject-social-distancing-collars%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1337066026748534795\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FexuGnXVkvE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>As we\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/10\/13\/public-humiliation-hitachi-develops-fish-bubble-to-enforce-social-distancing\/\">highlighted<\/a>\u00a0back in October, Hitachi has developed similar technology, which includes cartoon fish swimming around inside a bubble. When a person violates social distancing, the fish escape.<\/p>\n<p>The promo video brags that the technology \u201ccan even be deployed inside elevators\u201d and Hitachi is \u201choping to get the technology commercialized quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1315601546168668163&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsummit.news%2F2021%2F01%2F18%2Ffrench-workers-angrily-reject-social-distancing-collars%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1315601546168668163\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Given that numerous prominent people are insisting that social distancing and other coronavirus restrictions are here to say, it\u2019s perfectly feasible to imagine a near future in which this technology is widely adopted.<\/p>\n<p>China is already linking coronavirus rules to its onerous social credit score system, in addition to using AI to discipline its slave labor workforce, so the idea that people could be publicly shamed or punished for getting too close to others is a very real possibility.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1303752583102844928&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsummit.news%2F2021%2F01%2F18%2Ffrench-workers-angrily-reject-social-distancing-collars%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1303752583102844928\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"theiaPostSlider_footer _footer\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; 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