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“You must have a device that is both coercive to those infected and as gentle as possible to the others,” Mr. Babinet said.

“We gave up an absolutely fundamental freedom, that of movement, while most of the Asian countries chose instead to be much more coercive on the individuals,” said Gilles Babinet, vice president of the French Digital Council, a commission that advises the French government.

Mr. Babinet said there was more to learn from Asian democracies, like South Korea, whose use of intrusive digital tracking has helped it avoid imposing the kind of strict lockdowns experienced in Europe.

“To be honest, people are asking whether it’s enough and whether we need to take it up a notch,” Mr. Babinet said.

"This will be central for BETC’s development over the coming years," Babinet added.