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“Blockchains are typically public, their contents transparent to anyone with an internet connection, but the one behind [State of NY COVID-19] Excelsior Pass will be private, meaning only parties sanctioned by IBM will be able to check the contents.” https://t.co/Sie67vxPzv
— Kenn White (@kennwhite) March 28, 2021
Like I mentioned, there are issues with #EXCELSIORpASS...lots of issues:
— Albert Fox Cahn? (He/Him) (@FoxCahn) March 27, 2021
“It's really just high-tech hydroxychloroquine...my jaw hit the floor when I read how poorly this [privacy] policy was written." https://t.co/X5WZ5t4ZDQ https://t.co/9XOZqj1Bbb
"To deploy a Covid-19 response app requires 'a lot of policy thinking, it requires a lot of hard software and user experience work, and all of those problems have nothing to do with blockchain...'" https://t.co/snvLfo5fW5
— Ariel Kennan (@arielmai) March 26, 2021
Oh dear: "IBM and the state insist user data will be kept confidential thanks to the use of blockchain technology" https://t.co/KFnf7Ke1tF (I am not necessarily anti-blockchain but its use is not automagical privacy/security pixie dust)
— Jon Evans (@rezendi) March 29, 2021
Cuomo’s office announced on March 2 that testing had begun on the joint IBM system, known as Excelsior Pass. The “pass” itself is a smartphone app that displays a QR code to be scanned before entering an indoor business or other public gathering place. https://t.co/TMOMJmTfvl
— The Intercept (@theintercept) March 26, 2021
If these were to remain voluntary, I'd celebrate the innovation. We've all seen this movie enough times to know how it ends. https://t.co/chwmko0qob
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) March 27, 2021
Question that breaks my head is, why didn't govt at every level work this out in advance? Not as if they couldn't see it coming...https://t.co/MioRMp56i8
— Martin Gurri (@mgurri) March 28, 2021
Ok but when are other places besides New York going to do this? Specifically DC ? https://t.co/6We3ZhTrxF
— Himbo Depot (@db) March 28, 2021
The Excelsior Pass announced by @NYGovCuomo will allow us to securely confirm a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine or a negative test. Alongside New York's businesses and venues, we will use this technology to move forward safely. @CUNYCOOhttps://t.co/zFpOKacfKf
— Félix V. Matos Rodríguez (@ChancellorCUNY) March 27, 2021
NY Launches Vaccine Passport For Use At NYC Venues, but there are no guarantees listed on the terms of service determining whether the information won't be accessed by police departments or the Immigration or Customs Enforcement agency https://t.co/1yZ4B9sOf2? via @gothamist
— Raju Narisetti (@raju) March 27, 2021
This is likely a privacy disaster, shifts liability to businesses and individuals where it doesn’t belong, ignores what public health professionals have said about vaccine passports, seems like a shady procurement situation, widens digital inequity...a Cuomo special, basically. https://t.co/9oaeaSKOL5
— Chris Xu (@xuhulk) March 26, 2021
The Excelsior Pass is live.
— Dara Kass, MD (@darakass) March 26, 2021
I just got mine.https://t.co/vZu91q9XPy
Narrator: The pass itself is NOT a smartphone app.
— Andrew Mitchell (@snapchatandrew) March 26, 2021
You can download a Pass onto your smartphone, if you wish. Or you can print it out for a paper copy or simply screenshot it.
It's like a mobile boarding pass.
You can get the facts here: https://t.co/YKGI60CeCO https://t.co/yI0visjR3d
NY Launches Vaccine Passport For Use At Venues, But Privacy Expert Urges You To Read The Fine Print - Gothamist
— PrivacyDigest (@PrivacyDigest) March 28, 2021
"It's really just high-tech hydroxychloroquine," Albert Fox Cahn, an attorney and founder of Surveillance Technology Oversight Project https://t.co/BSFMc5sIlb
New York State partnered with IBM to create a "blockchain-powered" Covid-19 vaccine passport app with no privacy policy and if you have any questions about how it works the answer is just the word "blockchain" over and over again to infinity https://t.co/YDORLhVhv7
— Sam Biddle (@samfbiddle) March 24, 2021
“It's really just high-tech hydroxychloroquine...” ? https://t.co/HSul1Jw3dU
— what is proctoring if not surveillance persevering (@hypervisible) March 28, 2021
Pros. Will drive vaccine adoption for segment of the population that might not get a vax but want to attend event. Thinking NY sports fans here for example.
— Mark Ghuneim (@MarkGhuneim) March 27, 2021
Cons: Using medical information as a passport is bad precedent. BAD. Also NY State, IBM, Blockchain
Health/vaccine passports. Particularly interesting given the vast number of MRNA vaccines in the pipeline.
— John Robb (@johnrobb) March 28, 2021
Questions:
Permanent?
Localized (as in: you can't get into NYC unless you have xyz) or global (standardized elements needed for all travel)? https://t.co/iNkxhPFL1M
Andrew Cuomo, still setting the standard. RT Nation's first 'vaccine passport' coming to New York https://t.co/779KOIg1hk
— The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) March 28, 2021
Want to sign up for multiple vaccines and booster shots each year? Enjoy being test subject for companies convicted of fraud? Get a vaccine passport today! https://t.co/Y3vx19RWYM
— Jeff Nelson (@vegsource) March 27, 2021
I f__king knew this was coming! Where is your papers Comrade!!
— Hypocrisy Hater (@Matthew21414647) March 27, 2021
Nation's first 'vaccine passport' coming to New York https://t.co/ZuEIAUjBDH via @nypmetro
This was always a bigger goal than protecting your health:https://t.co/unye45kpdK
— NANCY (@NINENEWSNANCY) March 28, 2021
New York's Vaccine Passportshttps://t.co/fO9qEihDwu
— Dr Kevin Corbett MSc PhD (@KPCResearch) March 29, 2021
Nation's first 'vaccine passport' coming to New York https://t.co/p01GKKEp3q pic.twitter.com/Qg0Tfes9Cx
— New York Post (@nypost) March 26, 2021
Not a bad idea. Gosh how about a voter ID!! @HouseDemocratshttps://t.co/VdGwfvvmPv @POTUS @MariaBartiromo
— John Fenno (@JohnFenno1) March 27, 2021
This was always a bigger goal than protecting your health: https://t.co/Gtq2SRFc9d
— An0maly (@LegendaryEnergy) March 27, 2021
No more medical privacy.
— Clara (@ClaraLuzzzz) March 27, 2021
Nation's first COVID 'vaccine passport' coming to New York https://t.co/wZKsSbszWO
Your Papers, Please: New York Introduces “Vaccine Passport” For Events, Businesses https://t.co/NXFHEaun8f
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) March 27, 2021
Oh FFS ?♂️
— Ian Northing (@Ianbins) March 28, 2021
New York Launches a Blockchain-Powered COVID-19 Passport - Decrypt https://t.co/RRQY9x1UjG
? New York Launches a Blockchain-Powered COVID-19 Passporthttps://t.co/1QAxTSj4xi #crypto #blockchain
— The Cryptic Poet (@1CrypticPoet) March 28, 2021
New York Launches A #Blockchain-Powered COVID-19 Passport
— XRPcryptowolf (@XRPcryptowolf) March 29, 2021
It’s available for free of use by businesses, and the implementation will be voluntaryhttps://t.co/Q8omDeM8UD
New York Launches a Blockchain-Powered COVID-19 Passport#blockchain https://t.co/gB59SGy4IC
— Bully (@THEXRPBULLY) March 29, 2021
New York Launches a Blockchain-Powered COVID-19 Passport #Blockchain https://t.co/M3rIkg3yow
— Bob Carver ✭ (@cybersecboardrm) March 28, 2021
New York Launches a Blockchain-Powered COVID-19 Passport - Decrypt https://t.co/4CajzBTqOR
— Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) March 28, 2021
How can this be happening??? ?? Where is the outcry? How can this even be legal??? Why can’t people see that this is fascism??? Fear from imaginary clouds of flu is about to dismantle humanity! Please resist! https://t.co/69j7bdQ5RA
— Sir D (@Looking4Amerca) March 27, 2021
New York Rolls Out Vaccine Passport https://t.co/E36BIdb91f
— Patricia Dickson (@Patrici15767099) March 27, 2021
I don’t think so .
— Celticgirl??Freedom Loving Patriot (@Celticgirl2020) March 27, 2021
New York Rolls Out Vaccine Passport Program https://t.co/tOQBO8sSQ6 via @BreitbartNews
New York Rolls Out Vaccine Passport, A Straight-up Violation of Your Freedom:
— StableGeniusTrump2️⃣⏺2️⃣4⃣? (@RealTrump2020_) March 27, 2021
https://t.co/sH6IjxoYNP pic.twitter.com/HmZ5s81tpv
Learn out. Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of Excelsior Pass to Help Fast-Track Reopening of Businesses and Entertainment Venues Statewide https://t.co/7Z0tROcWeL via @nygovcuomo #tech #digital #data #privacy
— Kohei Kurihara -DataPrivacy for Fighting Covid-19- (@kuriharan) March 29, 2021
The Excelsior Pass announced by @NYGovCuomo will allow us to securely confirm a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine or a negative test. Alongside New York's businesses and venues, we will use this technology to move forward safely. @CUNYCOOhttps://t.co/zFpOKacfKf
— Félix V. Matos Rodríguez (@ChancellorCUNY) March 27, 2021
Oh look vaccine passport for NYC. Never going to happen, not fascist? right @Red_Star_Radio @leilamechoui ???♀️https://t.co/rJDIVnv8yU
— OMS (@oldmansociety) March 28, 2021
NY州、ワクチン・パスポートへの第一歩：
— Yuko Watanabe 渡邊 裕子????? (@ywny) March 27, 2021
３月２６日、大規模イベント会場で既に実証試験が行われ、直近のPCR検査の陰性証明やワクチン接種証明等をQRコードで表示する無料の「エクセルシオールパス」のアプリをビジネスや個人用途でも利用できるようにすることを発表。https://t.co/jGsdEzhBAb
直近のPCR陰性証明やワクチン接種証明をQRコードで表示する無料アプリ「エクセルシオールパス」がビジネスや個人用途で利用できるようになる
— ?.?????? ?? ???? (@kasumilny) March 27, 2021
Cuomo Announces Launch of Excelsior Pass to Help Fast-Track Reopening of Businesses and Entertainment Venues Statewide https://t.co/KzaSAyyU8N
For reference, here is the segment that ran this morning on @NPRWeekend: https://t.co/XkQXH2phel.
— Albert Fox Cahn? (He/Him) (@FoxCahn) March 27, 2021
In contrast, here is a great piece from earlier in the week where @samfbiddle details just how bad this app truly is https://t.co/J3wXK599Gt#EXCELSIORpASS
"Gov. Cuomo gave us screenshots of the user interface, but he never even published a privacy policy. We have no idea how this data can be tracked and if it’s accessible to police.” - @STOPSpyingNY https://t.co/r0MlHbDrYA by @samfbiddle #EXCELSIORpASS
— Greg Piper #SmilesMatter ? (@gregpiper) March 27, 2021
So it looks like NYC is deploying some half-cooked “blockchain” solution for vaccine passports. https://t.co/XAXPg8NkUK
— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) March 24, 2021
No one asked for this https://t.co/Y2r3FUXE9c
— Kim Hamilton Duffy (@kimdhamilton) March 25, 2021
Not being satisfied with killing 15,000 seniors @NYGovCuomo ups the ante by potentially killing off the entire states economy .??https://t.co/fmz070JMhN
— ?? The SLY SilverFox 2.0?? (@1BayCityRollers) March 28, 2021
Nation’s first ‘vaccine passport’ coming to New York. Yay. But why do we need a government app to run code on our phones, accessing and transmitting God knows what, when all it takes is to display a QR square? I have privacy concerns about this.https://t.co/V0onhGXfBT
— Homeless New Yorker (@homeless_new) March 27, 2021
This goes into effect this week on 4/2 for a vaccine that has yet to be approved by the FDA!
— Just somebody (@LuvLabPups) March 29, 2021
Yet we continue to turn a blind eye at our border crisis where absolutely NOTHING is required from anyone!#CuomoResign https://t.co/58DlPZhEJR
WHY IS THIS GUY STILL HERE??!!https://t.co/tGoypkxhPq
— ?? Kæthryn ?? (@KittyKatStaxx00) March 29, 2021
New York Launches a #Blockchain-Powered COVID-19 Passport https://t.co/vCLiK02NvT
— ? Evan Kirstel $B2B (@EvanKirstel) March 29, 2021
米NY州、ワクチン接種証明アプリをIBMと開発 https://t.co/0T5T5zQ5Nr
— th_sat (@th_sat) March 29, 2021
“There is zero reason for blockchain to be involved in this problem.” We need a shorthand name for times when a blockchain solution is being foisted, for marketing reasons, onto a problem better solved by a traditional database. https://t.co/2VjmuSpsxX
— Anil Dash (@anildash) March 29, 2021
Because let's be clear, one of the things we're talking about? "#VaccinePassports" for movement within the United States. How do I know? Well, the Governor of New York doesn't get to make foreign policy. /4https://t.co/2frfbQjSUa
— Matthew Cortland, Esq (@mattbc) March 29, 2021
„Furthermore, the use of blockchain technology appears completely nonsensical“ https://t.co/uuakPSi9ww
— hakan (@hatr) March 24, 2021