Dear Editor:
RE: Rights eroded, July 30.
I read with interest the letter from the lady who was asked for contact information when in a restaurant.
Her comment that the government is using COVID-19 to further invade our rights and protections is baseless. For one thing, the government already has the information that the restaurant owner requested. If you pay your taxes, they have your name, address, phone number and email. If you order a pizza they have your phone number and email. If you order anything online, they also have this info. So tell me where the invasion of privacy lies.
The owner indicated the information would be used to inform them if there was a case of COVID at the restaurant which would then enable them to take the appropriate measures to protect their health and the health of anyone they might come in contact with.
People who consider this an invasion should simply stay home where they also don’t need to wear a mask. We are fortunate to live in a country where most of the population takes the preventative measures outlined by our health experts and passed to the citizens seriously.
That’s why many states in the U.S. have more cases and deaths than our whole country. There are always some who don’t see the big picture. This insidious virus will be with us for some time.
The better we take care of ourselves and consider how our actions may affect others, the sooner it will recede.
Terry Filce,
Belwood