Anuja Vaidya reports: Technology is the linchpin of the United States’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But the growing use of digital solutions raises the complicated issue of ensuring individuals’ right to privacy. Now, a group of Congressional Democrats have introduced a bill to address this concern. The Public Health Emergency Privacy Act would set enforceable privacy…
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CDC orders air travelers to unmask for government surveillance
Edward Hasbrouck writes: Putting government surveillance and control of travelers ahead of what is supposed to be their mission of protecting of the public against infectious diseases, the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered that, effective today, all air travelers must risk their lives by removing their face masks on demand of Transportation…
COVID-19 “passports” and some other privacy news you may have missed…
Are COVID-19 ‘passports’ really going to be a thing? Start reading…. The Vaccination Credential Initiative: “Coalition partners include CARIN Alliance, Cerner, Change Healthcare, The Commons Project Foundation, Epic, Evernorth, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, MITRE, Oracle, Safe Health, Salesforce.” https://vaccinationcredential.org/news https://vaccinationcredential.org/ Biometrics companies rush to launch Covid ‘passports’ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969476521000059 World Health Access VAX Passbook: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/covid-vaccine-verification—electronic-and-secure-through-first-ever-patented-vax-passbook-and-passcard-technology-301193021.htmlPreview (opens in…
China Has Stolen 80% Of American Adults’ Personal Data, Expert Claims
Daniel Richardson reports: Bill Evanina, former director of the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center, appeared as a guest on CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday, January 31, and gave a stark warning about data being used by China. During the programme, the former director suggested that Beijing is attempting to collect the medical data of Americans….