Americans Divided on Health Passports Privacy, Data Exposure Top Concerns

摘要

As COVID vaccinations grow in number, governments and private companies around the world are racing to create tools that support the re-opening of economies and allow normal air travel, while ensuring citizen safety. Digital Health Passports, also known as COVID Passports, have emerged as an increasingly popular potential solution, allowing vaccinated individuals to upload and easily share their vaccine status using a QR code or similar method. The technology is mostly being explored as a tool to screen individuals for safety prior to air travel, but is also being considered as a precaution prior to accessing other spaces, such as places of work, restaurants or music venues. DeleteMe, a service for removing personal info from data brokers, surveyed 1,110 Americans to get their quick takes on Health Passport. The results show that Americans are divided over the new technology and that there may be more risks to it than most authorities are willing to admit.