PRIVACY CAMPAIGNERS URGE THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION ON VACCINE PASSPORTS

Responding to news that the Prime Minister has asked the Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove to lead a review into the use of vaccine passports, Jim Killock, the Executive Director of the Open Rights Group (ORG), said:

“Vaccine passports have the potential to be extremely discriminatory and invasive of personal privacy. They could be used as an excuse for ID Cards through the backdoor. And the supposed benefits may be limited and temporary.

“It is right that the Government proceed with caution; it must ensure that there is public consultation and that it interrogates the benefits and the downsides. It could be a very concerning path to take.”

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