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UK Vaccines Minister confirms shameful u-turn on vaccine passports
Zahawi promised it wouldn’t happen.
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.
Department of Commerce says it will stop surveilling citizens’ social media accounts for census “disinformation”
After finding it didn’t have “adequate legal authority.”
Apple partners with the TSA, starting with Arizona and Georgia
Now that digital ID is a thing, will there be a future where law enforcement and authorities want people to hand over their phone?
Australia to use geolocation and face recognition to police quarantine
The government in Australia continues to be one of the pandemic’s extremest authorities.
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.”
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.
UK gun-owners’ addresses leak online
As always, the more data you hand over, the more likely it is to leak.