Thread by @privacyint

🧵[THREAD]🧵 #Covid19 We are concerned about "immunity passports" and the dangers that they can bring to individuals, communities & society.
Our worries aren't pie-in-the-sky; they are based on our & our global partners' experience working on identity and ID over the years.[1/7]

"Immunity passports" risk excluding ppl, making them unable to get employment, to travel & to risk engagements with police. This is a real danger of an D system; our research in Chile shows how people who don't have access to a system are excluded.
privacyinternational.org/long-read/2544… [2/7]

Healthcare and these types of intrusive systems are an unhealthy mix. For example, our partners @KelinKenya examined what happened when there was an attempt to introduce biometrics for HIV/AIDS treatment in Kenya and how the community reacted kelinkenya.org/everyonesaidno/ [3/7]

The current epidemiological evidence does not support the introduction of immunity passports for #covid19 #coronavirus.

But this isn't unusual for ID to be introduced without firm evidence; find more here: privacyinternational.org/explainer/2669… [4/7]

A democratic process is essential for any ID system, including "immunity passports"; but these systems are often introduced without proper democratic debate. privacyinternational.org/long-read/1100… [5/7]

The dangers of exploitation of people identity data are very real.

Last year, we looked into one particular company, that happens to be involving itself in the Covid-19 response... privacyinternational.org/long-read/3254… [6/7]

So, when we worry about "immunity passports", and the impacts that they might have - these are building upon the research and analyis that PI and our partners have been conducting for years.

Are you concerned too? You can donate here: support.privacyinternational.org [7/7]