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Italy to mandate vaccine passports for state employees, then eventually to private sector workers
Citizens will have to show a vaccine passport to have a job, if proposals go ahead.
Switzerland’s vaccine passport enforcement includes churches
Any church with at least 50 congregants at a time.
UK NHS app faces scrutiny over sharing of face data with 3rd party company
The NHS said it’s fine because it’s “highly secure.”
London Met police chief invokes 9/11 to call for ban on private messaging
Wants police backdoors to people’s conversations.
Israel to introduce high tech genetic screening of passengers entering the country, report states
Invasive proposed surveillance in the name of COVID.
Italian regulator questions Facebook over new smart glasses
Privacy and data concerns.
Groups push back against Biden’s plan to grant IRS access to your bank account (and PayPal) transaction data
The proposals could be ruled unconstitutional.
LAPD officers are collecting social media information from citizens they stop
Eyebrows are raised over privacy violations.
San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral to require vaccine passports for entry
Even for religious services.
Canada’s Conservatives announce vaccine passports if they win the election
All major parties now support vaccine passports.
Over 140,000 French citizens protest over vaccine passports
Protesting for the 8th weekend in a row.