ArmInfo. The MP from "Bright Armenia" Armen Yeghiazaryan questioned the feasibility of the hot button bill, according to which law enforcement officers had the opportunity to track the location and calls of patients with coronavirus.
According to the party's statement, on April 1, Yeghiazaryan sent his inquiries to VivaCell-MTS, UCOM and Beeline with a request to provide information on whether it is possible to determine the exact location of a mobile phone or smartphone via GPS and triangulation. In particular, he was interested in whether it is possible to establish the exact movement of subscribers living on the second, fifth and fourteenth floors of a 15-storey building in 3D (X, Y, Z) format. <Based on the answers received, it becomes clear that it is impossible to establish the exact location, or the deviation is from 20 to 100 meters. In fact, the bill cannot solve the task, in connection with which the Government should give explanations regarding its adoption>, the statement said.
To recall, according to the bill, the Police and the NSS, through a special system, are able to track the location and calls of patients with coronavirus. This, in turn, will help in establishing the circle of contacting people and their timely isolation if necessary. Subsequently, all received data is subject to destruction. According to the Ministry of Justice, the law does not provide for wiretapping and access to text messages. The possibilities for establishing geolocation provided by the bill are valid only in the event of an emergency declared in connection with the threat of an epidemic.