Considering that I’ve only heard these stories in the UK I’m guessing the GP is in the UK as well.
And I agree the media and the public are mocking the police that does this and are quite outraged.
Social distancing is to stop large gatherings not to put people in isolation.
I have no problems with using technology to do contact tracing as long as there are sufficient controls around it, it’s extremely difficult to do contact tracing without it especially since people not only forget but outright lie.
While it's very encouraging that the (current) technology is being developed by such a capable group, there are plenty of tangential worries to be had, especially if this is viewed as a "foot in the door." Who's to say such an emphasis will be placed on privacy going forward? Ultimately, this is the government and large corporations conditioning people to being tracked on an ongoing basis and blindly self-isolating themselves because they got a notification on their phone. It may be opt-in and privacy-preserving now, but my experience with governments suggests that's unlikely to remain the case for long.
And I agree the media and the public are mocking the police that does this and are quite outraged.
Social distancing is to stop large gatherings not to put people in isolation.
I have no problems with using technology to do contact tracing as long as there are sufficient controls around it, it’s extremely difficult to do contact tracing without it especially since people not only forget but outright lie.