Privacy
Orange County says it will launch a vaccine passport for citizens’ “Peace of Mind”
California’s Orange County plans to launch a digital COVID-19 vaccine certification system sometime in April, according to the county’s health officials. The county will join the few regions in the US that have implemented or are considering such systems, including the states of New York and Ha
Google wants to store your health data
From the ashes of a failed project, Google is back for another try.
DARPA’s coronavirus detector chip paves the way for invasive medical monitoring technology
Will invasive chips be the the future?
UK’s NHS tried to push an app update the would start tracking users’ location
Apple and Google blocked it.
UK survey suggests most Britons think a vaccine passport is acceptable
The survey says most think having a passport to access shops is a good idea.
Germany tasks Microsoft to control its federal cloud system
Germany appears to be sliding on its push for open source and digital sovereignty.
India is using facial recognition to identify vaccination recipients
The move is part of the controversial national ID scheme.
Britons visiting pubs to have to hand over phones after registering for tracking app
New invasive proposals.
Facebook says it won’t notify the half a billion users that had their data leaked
The data was stolen in 2019.
French authorities tell Airbnb to automatically report lockdown rule breakers to police
France demands popular tech booking companies tell authorities about their users’ travel decisions and movements if they violate lockdown.
How vaccine passports are crushing freedom, privacy, and civil liberties
A primer on how powerful institutions are ushering in this invasive tech.