A vaccine-passport surveillance state isn’t just sci-fi: Full Comment with Anthony Furey

Desperate to get out of the pandemic, Canadians have rushed to give up their privacy

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Dec 06, 2021 

A syringe and a vial labelled "coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are placed on a passport in this photo taken April 27, 2021. 

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Desperate to get out of the pandemic, Canadians have rushed to give up their privacy. We offer our sensitive digital health information to go out in public. Contact tracing, COVID-19 apps and QR codes trace our movements. Meanwhile, we’re building an information network that can give governments vast surveillance powers that remain long after the pandemic, says privacy expert Ann Cavoukian.

 The former Ontario privacy commissioner, and author of Privacy by Design, joins Anthony this week to explain why she’s alarmed by this zero-sum arrangement that trades privacy for health security. And she explains how we can keep public health without creating a permanent digital surveillance state — but only if we demand it. (Recorded November 25, 2021.) 

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