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Old Mar 9, 2021, 6:09 pm
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seigex
 
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Originally Posted by carmine10
At first glance, the immunity passport may seem like a useful tool to combat Covid-19 and facilitate travel, but if we think about it, it would reinforce the state of surveillance we are already subject to and diminish our privacy.
We will be more and more monitored!
I get your concern about surveillance creep, but you have a passport with RFID alongside it which is the ultimate tool in surveillance. My take is, countries have requirements for entry, just like we do in the US. If I want to enter their country, I'm required to abide by those requirements/restrictions. If they require me to be vaccinated and carry immunization records (some countries do), then so be it. The immunity passport is just a fancy name for immunization records that are more official and verifiable. If I don't like it, I can stay and travel in my own beautiful country.
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