Covid
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.
Australia to use geolocation and face recognition to police quarantine
The government in Australia continues to be one of the pandemic’s extremest authorities.
Forbes deletes article alleging psychological trauma in mask-wearing for kids
The article was an opinion piece from a teacher with experience in trauma-informed instruction.
ACLU: Forced vaccine passports is a win for civil liberties
“We care deeply about civil liberties and civil rights for all – which is precisely why we support vaccine mandates.”
UK considers regulating platforms like Netflix for “misinformation”
Something else the government wants to police.
Italian diocese announces vaccine passports needed for Episcopal Ordination Mass
Vaccine passports are being used even for religious services.
UK government botches vaccine passports, makes over 700,000 errors
Not only are vaccine passports an affront to civil liberties, the technology behind them is often lacking.
Vaccine Passports increase rebellion against vaccines, major UK study finds
A backfire for lawmakers.
Indonesia COVID app suffers major data leak of over 1 million people
Increasingly common with COVID apps.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner says he supports free speech, then adds a “but”
Citizens of New South Wales are being arrested for organizing protests on social media.