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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 17 points 6 days ago

Yeah, the formulation is a bit off here. With opt-out, you have no way to measure consent, because you can't discern between people who actually consent and those who just haven't opted out, for lack of knowledge or other reasons.

These societies have simply weighed up the two options and decided that saving lives is more important than leaving personal freedom intact at all costs.