๐ Many businesses were legislated to either use the #NHS#COVID19 app or allow customers to 'sign-in' for Test & Trace.
But of course this wasn't about your health, this was measuring citizens compliance re: #vaccinepassports & #DigitalID
๐ฆ If we're supposed to be 'Living with COVID' & restoring freedoms, then why do we need to maintain these surveillance measures that will do nothing to limit the spread of a now endemic virus.
โ๏ธ๐ป#VaccinePassports have not been defeated & won't be until they're de-commissioned from the #NHS app, never to return.
#DHSC continue to retain the domestic COVID-Pass for a 'limited period'. But that could be anything from 6-12 months at least. We need more answers.
We believe one of two things could be adopted later this year if we don't remain vigilant & defiant against such measures:
1โฃ The redeployment of the #NHS#COVID19 app for certain businesses & events.
2โฃ The domestic Covid-Pass returning to the statute book 'temporarily'.
For those who want the TL;DR version instead of the thread above:
๐งตReform of the NI Public Health Act [1967] towards a new Public Health Bill requires intense scrutiny before any proposals could be progressed.
But for some at the DoH, the thirst for power since COVID-19 is insatiable. Very concerning.
1. An 'all hazards' approach with permanent powers is simply too broad in scope & would highly likely interfere with fundamental rights.
2. There's no imperative or strict legal duty with WHO agreements to amend such legislation. The UK interpret these as 'recommendations'.
[contd.] 3. Human Rights Act [HRA] legislation wasn't respected throughout 2020-22 with the Coronavirus Act [2020] as these rights can be arbitrarily suspended.
'Foundry' is the name of the data integration & analytics platform set to be used by the NHS as part of its Federated Data Plaform (FDP) which has sparked numerous privacy concerns around the handling of patient data.
(contd.)
Last year we looked at an example of the licensing Terms & Conditions of a Palantir contract circa. 2020.
๐ฅ What is the 'other data' that Palantir may collect with Foundry? A very broad & unclear term.
๐ฅ Where's it stored & does it leave the country where processing occurs.
๐ฅ Will patient data leave the United Kingdom & be processed elsewhere like the #EU or 'other locations'.
๐ฅ Where are these 'other locations'.
๐ฅ Which 'third party' is involved in the 'datacentre security standards'.
America have stopped printing #COVID19 vaccination records which could used for international travel.
The #NHS still have a COVID-Pass available until 31st March 2024 even though there's SEVEN countries left in the world with entry measures.
Here's the list of countries where @SteveBarclay @DHSCgovuk @UKHSA still think it's necessary & proportionate to continue wasting UK tax payers money on this useless scheme.
It's a joke.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
LIBYA
NAURU
NORTH KOREA
PITCAIRN ISLANDS
SOUTH SUDAN
TURKMENISTAN
Since the WHO ended the #COVID19 PHEIC on 5th May, there's been a major de-escalation of remaining countries enforcing COVID entry measures.
You can even travel to #China & #NorthKorea unhindered, except NK will quarantine visitors for 30 days according to their guidelines.
๐งตThe Crime & Policing MP @CPhilpOfficial may view the integration & amalgamation of multiple national databases using AI to tackle crime as a 'gamechanger'.
But there are serious risks for the data & privacy of everyday citizens. We explain more in this thread ๐
๐ฅ Cybersecurity: Criminals may attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in the systems used to integrate & store data.
Hacking, malware, or ransomware attacks, could compromise the integrity & availability of data.
๐ฅ Data Breaches: Combining multiple databases may increase the risk of data breaches.
Unauthorized access could allow criminals & other malicious actors to a wealth of sensitive data.
An 'anonymous IT reporter' who claims to have spent a lot of time petitioning against COVID-Passes & raised this on TalkRadio 'thinks' national ID cards are a 'bad idea' but their modern equivalent is OK.
Zero mention of the #OnlineSafetyBill, implications on encryption, & amendments to the Snoopers Charter which could see companies like Apple having to run their latest security/privacy updates by the State & at the risk of the public not knowing about it.
Modern digital identity systems don't necessarily mean 'more safe', even if open source.
For example, #WorldCoin runs a open source protocol which hasn't deterred criminals from stealing passwords & injecting malware into the iris-scanning devices: