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Originally Posted by Tmarkwald
Nobody is controlling where you go!
Where did you get that idea?
Of course, you may not be able to get a passport or travel internationally or even on an aircraft. You DO have all your freedoms, and other countries have to decide whether to let you in or not. You don't a RIGHT of entry go to a foreign country
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I've read your prolific posts here on this subject, and you
seem to have this notion that the value of a traveler to a destination is all one-sided. In other words, if the destination country lays down some rules and the traveler can't/won't meet them, the only one who loses is the
would-be traveler. Really?
So, the business $$ a traveler would spend at the destination mean nothing? The social media (or other) presumably positive comments a traveler would make after an enjoyable trip promoting the destination to friends/relatives/internet mean nothing?
Countries can make whatever rules they want about tourists and protecting their citizens, as is their right. But a complete discussion would acknowledge what they - and the businesses in their respective countries that depend on this tourism - stand to lose, as well.
Don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying one shouldn't get vaccinated (I have). This discussion is about
digital vaccination passports.
It's the data, and who has access to it, in my book. We've become so cavalier about sharing personal data. There's very little trust in how government utilizes such.
Here's a snippet from an article about the "New York Excelsior Pass" digital passport:
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Originally Posted by timeout.com article
According to one expert that Gothamist/WNYC interviewed, the app's privacy policy doesn't state how the data is tracked or kept safe.
But one expert contends that the platform's privacy policy fails to outline how secure the app really is.
Essentially, there are no guarantees in the terms of service that say whether the information won't be accessed by police departments or the Immigration or Customs Enforcement agency, said Albert Fox Cahn, an attorney and the founder of Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, an advocacy group ensuring privacy rights are upheld.
"I have more detailed technical documentation about the privacy impact of nearly every app on my phone than I do for this health pass," he told them. "IBM and the governor are using lots of buzzwords, but they're not explaining their cryptographic model. They're not explaining the security, implementation. And on top of it, the pass itself is incredibly revealing, disclosing not only people's health status, and name but their date of birth."
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