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<\/a><\/p>\nNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned that the use of surveillance to track coronavirus cases during the pandemic could continue once the crisis subsides, according to a report.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen we see emergency measures passed, particularly today, they tend to be sticky,\u201d Snowden said in an interview with the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, CNET reported. \u201cThe emergency tends to be expanded. Then the authorities become comfortable with some new power. They start to like it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Snowden, who released highly classified information from the National Security Agency, said governments could extend the access they have to monitor people\u2019s personal information during a crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n During the coronavirus outbreak, governments could raise concerns about public health and send orders to smartphones and fitness trackers for information about pulse and heart rate.<\/span><\/p>\n Once the pandemic ends, they could raise other fears, like terrorism, and continue to gather the data.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey already know what you\u2019re looking at on the internet,\u201d Snowden said. \u201cThey already know where your phone is moving. Now they know what your heart rate is, what your pulse is. What happens when they start to intermix these and apply artificial intelligence to it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The report said the US government is working with Facebook and Google to use location data to keep track of where coronavirus cases are concentrated.<\/span><\/p>\n