Israeli court stops phone tracking amid virus crisis
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Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered the Shin Bet security agency to stop using phone-surveillance technology in the fight against coronavirus, until parliament issues legislating guidelines for the controversial practice. The ruling came hours after Israel’s embattled health minister threatened he would step down after a public uproar regarding his handling of the crisis and his own COVID-19 infection.
