Ken Macon
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Northern Ireland admits vaccine passport data leak
Another reason why vaccine passports are a bad idea.
France passes controversial vaccine passport law
An afront to civil liberties.
QR code tracking ushered in by pandemic saga, likely won’t go away when it’s over
Some business owners love the data.
Students are facing facial recognition watchlists in Texas schools
Students’ movements and actions are recorded.
UK government refuses to rule out vaccine passports for Church
The clergy has written an open letter to contest vaccine passport proposals.
Britons ditch COVID surveillance app after constant demands for isolation
The overzealous app is telling hundreds of COVID-negative people to isolate.
Italian museum tests using invasive camera technology to analyze visitors
China-like surveillance.
UK COVID surveillance officer used data to track down student on Instagram
The Department of Health says it’s investigating the issue.
French citizens face jail for not complying with COVID passports
And for business owners, the punishment is even more severe.
Irish Ice Hockey star Niall McEvoy quits in objection to COVID passports
Quits after 13 years.
UK: 80% of nightclubs say they’ll reject draconian COVID passports
Businesses are pushing back.
Hong Kong is moving towards sharing its digital ID system with China
A fresh blow for Hong Kong data sovereignty.