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COVID-19 “passports” and some other privacy news you may have missed…

Posted on February 2, 2021 by pogowasright.org

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 a new tab)
You Can Now Get a COVID ‘Passport’ for $19.95
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvx3nq/you-can-now-get-a-covid-passport-for-dollar1995
Denmark- Data Protection Agency investigating Medicals Nordic’s handling of COVID data:
https://www.datatilsynet.dk/presse-og-nyheder/nyhedsarkiv/2021/jan/datatilsynet-ser-paa-haandtering-af-testresultater
Denmark- Personal data stolen from coronavirus track-and-trace program:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-datapr/personal-data-stolen-from-dutch-coronavirus-track-and-trace-programme-idUSKBN29Y1H3
Bot Lets Hackers Easily Look Up Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgz7bd/facebook-phone-numbers-bot-telegram
Find many more privacy and civil liberties news stories on MassPrivateI.
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