In this unit, you will learn about the use of technology to track people infected with the Coronavirus.

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1. monitor - לפקח / يراقب
2. quarantined citizens - אזרחים בהסגר / مواطنون في حجر صحي
3. track - לעקוב / يلاحق
4. isolation - בידוד / إنْعِزال
5. fled - ברח / هرب
6. detained - נעצר / اعتُقِل
7. tracking device - מכשיר מעקב / جهاز التقاط وتتبع
8. civil rights - זכויות אזרח / حقوق المواطن
9. invade privacy - לחדור לפרטיות / التعدي على خصوصيات

There are games and a test (Hebrew) https://quizlet.com/_88pfoz?x=1qqt&i=29ruy
and this is in Arabic https://quizlet.com/_88qvu6?x=1qqt&i=29ruy

In their efforts to track people infected with or exposed to the coronavirus, some authorities are using measures that invade people's privacy. Israel is using technology originally developed to track terrorists and using it on ordinary citizens. Is it the right thing to do?

Name: *

Class *

1. How can Israel track the people who should be in quarantine? *

10 points

Israel tracks their computers

Israel tracks their cellphones

Israel tracks their family

2. According to the police officer, the tracking is done so that people stay *

10 points

at work

healthy and safe

at school

3. If a person has fled the isolation then the police *

10 points

have to let him stay in the street until he goes back to work

have to let him stay in the street until he returns home

have to find him as quickly as possible

4. Why was the person in the video detained by special forces? *

10 points

He stole from a store.

He escaped from prison

He fled quarantine

5. The police closely monitor people and send a text message *

15 points

to people who are sick

to people who were in close contact with someone carrying the virus

to people who were in close contact with their friends

6. The use of digital tools to track people is authorized for a limited time of 30 days because *

15 points

Israel does not have money to use it longer

Israel is a democracy

Israel does not have enough tracking devices to use

7. Other countries have also tracked people using digital tools *

15 points

True

False

We cannot know from the video

8. Some people object to the use of technology because it invades people's privacy *

15 points

True

False

We cannot know from the video

9. What is your opinion on the use of digital tracking devices? Do you think it should be allowed? (This is a bonus question).

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Reading - Advanced Students

The Health Ministry launched a new app to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Read about it here: https://www.timesofisrael.com/health-ministry-launches-phone-app-to-help-prevent-spread-of-coronavirus/
Would you voluntarily allow the police to track your cellphone? Explain.

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