Is no one even a little concerned about the intrusion and removal of freedoms?

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I know needs must and we're in a real crisis situation but it does make me a little uneasy to see how easy it has been to remove all freedoms.

The real shocker for me today was the text messages. I've spent the last year or so working on GDPR stuff and all the "threats" associated with that. Who gave the government all our numbers?!

I know it's insignificant in the scheme of things now but is it right that it's so easy?

Not concerned right now.

The government doesn't have the numbers. It's asked the operators to send the message to all their customers.

No not really

It’s important at the moment

And I’m guessing with numbers, those who have contracts are registered to a database. Easy to get the numbers that way

No

If the general public can't take strong hints the there was no choice!

nope

No.

No. Needs must.

I think the phone numbers are being collated from a number of legitimate sources.

Nope

No

Not at all. They are temporary measures to hopefully stops the ten of thousands deaths becoming 100 thousands of deaths or maybe more.

If so many people hadn't been such dickheads this wouldn't be needed!

No.

If my husband gets it, he'll probably die.

They need to do more. I want martial law.

I think you probably thought we had more freedom than we actually do.

I’m never one to speak nicely of BoJo but he tried just advising everyone to stay at home and look how that turned out. He had no choice but to step it up.

And as a PP said, the mobile companies texted us.

Not when the rest of world is facing similar restrictions, no. Even Shami Chakrabarti isn't concerned. And at least the legislation means it has to be reviewed every 6 months.

Not even a little bit at this point, if people had listened it wouldnt have come to this. Everyone has a special circumstance why the rules dont apply to them, so it needed to be spelled out.

The laws will be frequently reviewed.

Isn't that the point though Dragons. What other reasons might be used to explain why the people deserve to have no freedom?

No, I’m more scared of illness and death and for my 84 year old arty friend up the road with whom I normally go with to drawing class weekly and talk about weird and interesting things to. I would miss him if anything happened to him.

Personally I’m concerned about how legislation passed quickly to protect us from covid-19 will remain after the pandemic is over, and how that will affect our lives afterwards.

Yes! I have been in lockdown for two weeks already, and now it has been extended for three more weeks.

It does feel like they have a lot of control over us

I am in Ireland.

Five weeks of lockdown is a long time

Did you see the idiots on the evening news tonight? Driving round London to find an outdoor gym that was open, working out in groups. When asked why they weren’t following the rules - ‘well I’m fine.’ Morons like that are the reason measures should be tightened. It’s not being done for no reason.

Not concerned at all, I welcome it.

No, people are dying and half the population are idiots. I think harsher methods should have been put in place weeks ago.
Of course the government doesn't have our numbers.
As pp said, all providers will have been asked to send the text to all their customers. Just the way they send you your bill, or special offers.
Honestly!

My DH has commented on how quickly things have been able to be changed and how everyone has accepted it (maybe not when panic buying and social distancing are concerned) but there haven't been demonstrations or large groups of people questioning it.