Departing the Federal Space, CBD and The Rest of the Story...

Now that I've departed the Federal contracting world, I can share the rest of my story.

As you may already know, I recently made a major career move departing the Federal contracting space. While there were other health reasons which contributed to my departure from my previous employer, including photophobia triggered by fluorescent lights in most Federal office spaces, this move was in part directly related to the injury I suffered from the COVID-19 vaccine, and the treatment I found worked for me to repair the damage.

Contact Tracing Privacy Concerns and You

While many are challenging that mandatory stay-at-home orders which have been enacted in many states across the United States are unconstitutional and a violation of our right to assemble, an often overlooked issue is how "contact tracing", tracing who has been in contact with someone infected with COVID-19, is threatening our privacy.

Before diving into the privacy concerns with contact tracing, I'd like to take a moment to say that COVID-19 is absolutely a serious health issue which should not be ignored. People should take reasonable precautions to reduce the chance of infection. Personally, I've been wearing a respirator mask in public since the beginning, as well as frequently using hand sanitizer. I'm not downplaying how serious this situation is. However, I do have concerns that through all this we're losing our ability to freely travel, we're losing many small businesses which have been the lifeblood of our communities for decades, and we're losing our privacy. At some point a line must be drawn, and people must say "enough".

The fact of the matter is, just like with identity theft, you can only reduce the risk, you can't eliminate it. Between social distancing, masks, and frequent hand washing, we've already greatly reduced the risk of spreading infection at a rate which our healthcare system can't handle.