The Consortium never lets an opportunity to exert more control over us go to waste. Here are examples of this "herding" of us.

1. China citizens now require a smartphone application’s permission to travel around the country and internationally. Citizens now require a green health code to travel, Yahoo News reported.

2. Israel has gone the more extreme route, and has now given itself authority to surveil any citizen without a court warrant. 

3. Poland on the other hand is requiring those diagnosed with COVID-19 ordered to self-isolate to send authorities a selfie using an app. Which, if Poles don’t respond back in 20 minutes with a smiling face, they risk a visit from police, Dailymail reported.

4. Singapore has asked citizens to download an app which uses Bluetooth to track whether they’ve been near anyone diagnosed with the virus

5. Taiwan, although not using a smartphone, has introduced “electronic fences” which alert police if suspected patients leave their homes.

6. In the U.S. as reportedby the Washington Post, smartphones are being used by a variety of companies to “anonymously” collect user data and track if social distancing orders are being adhered to. 

7. The mobile phone industry is discussinghow to monitor the spread of COVID-19. 

8. As reported for The Mind Unleashed, the government wants to work with big social tech giants like Google, Facebook, and others, to track the spread of COVID-19.

These measures being put into place now will likely remain long after the pandemic has stopped and the virus has run its course. That’s the everlasting effect that COVID-19 will have on our society, as intended, by those who seek to control us like cattle.

So what do we expect after the nationwide lockdown? Well, Harvard researchers believe"intermittent lockdowns" and "widespread surveillance" of Americans could become the norm through 2022.

Perhaps it is time to leave our smart phones at home, or turned off and covered with foil until needed, blocking surveillance.