Is the Big Brother watching? | Book review: ‘What Privacy Means’ by Siddharth Sonkar

Is the Big Brother watching? | Book review: ‘What Privacy Means’ by Siddharth Sonkar

By Shubhangi Shah During the strict Covid-induced lockdown, the government used drones to ensure compliance with safety norms. Then, it was to address a public health concern. However, the same was used during the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests and those against the Centre’s three farm laws. In the absence of any privacy-related safeguards over … Read more

Ethical Questions Surround COVID Vaccine Passports

April 2, 2021 — As discussions about “vaccine passports” accelerate with more people worldwide completing their COVID-19 shots, ethical quandaries are coming into focus. Mark A. Hall, JD, of the schools of law and medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, and David M. Studdert, ScD, LLB, of the schools of law and … Read more

QR codes, health passports: China’s tech arsenal against a pandemic – ET HealthWorld

qr codes health passports china s tech arsenal against a pandemic

Daily life in China follows a rhythm of digital check-ins, with the QR code — at offices, malls and transport hubs — an integral defence against Covid-19 that helps to track, trace and isolate patients. Now the country where the coronavirus was first detected is launching a digital “health passport” for its 1.4 billion population … Read more

Indian expats can now give UAE local address in passports

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Dubai, Indian expats living in the UAE can now provide their local address abroad to be added in their passports. Siddhartha Kumar Baraily, Consul, Passport and Attestation, at the Indian Consulate in Dubai said the Indian government had decided to allow its overseas citizens to add their local address in their country of residence mainly … Read more