Despite limited backing from civil society or public health experts, as well as warnings from historians and bioethicists, technologists are racing ahead to build and deploy digital certificates that would allegedly let individuals “prove” whether they have recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), have tested positive for antibodies, or have received a vaccination, should one become available. https://medium.com/berkman-klein-center/the-dangers-of-blockchain-enabled-immunity-passports-for-covid-19-5ff84cacb290
Tag: Big Tech
Zero Hedge reports “Trump Signs Executive Order Stripping Social Media Companies Of “Liability Shield”
Trump says tech internet companies function as a “public square” and their use of censorship is anti-American, anti-democracy. https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/white-house-plans-empower-fcc-regulate-american-social-media-giants?
Petition to White House: Hold Big Tech Responsible for Censorship
Censorship is Unconstitutional! We DEMAND our rights under the 1st Amendment be vigorously protected. Private companies acting as public utilities to disseminate information, take on the same social, ethical and fiduciary responsibilities applicable to any agency of the government. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/social-media-mainstream-media-must-be-held-financially-criminally-responsible-censorship-public-misinformation
IEEE reports on “Halting COVID-19: The Benefits and Risks of Digital Contact Tracing”
Digital contact tracing using mobile phones can help stop the spread of COVID-19, but could also put us all under surveillance As COVID-19 sweeps through the planet, a number of researchers have advocated the use of digital contact tracing to reduce the spread of the disease. The controversial technique can be effective, but can have disastrous consequences if not…
Children’s Health Defense reports on “Bill Gates global messaging and censorship”
CHD reports: “Bill Gates is the world’s largest vaccine producer and the single largest donor to the World Health Organization (WHO)—since President Trump halted U.S. support pending an investigation of WHO’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis—and the CDC Foundation. Those agencies are now marketing arms for his vaccine empire.”