Saturday, August 7, 2021

SO JUST HOW SECURE ARE THOSE GOVERNMENT ISSUED VACCINE PASSPORTS THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO BE FREE AGAIN? LET'S START WITH NEW YORK AND....MICKEY MOUSE'S COVID PASSPORT...AND EXCELSIOR...NOT EVEN ADDRESSING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF A COVID PASSPORT AT THE MOMENT

So ask yourself...do you trust these folks with your personal information?

HOW SECURE ARE NEW YORK'S VACCINE PASSPORT APPS?

Most of us in New York City know we're less than two weeks away from having to prove we're vaccinated to dine or exercise indoors. Far fewer of us have figured out or understand exactly how we'll show restaurants and fitness studios we've received all of our shots.

"I announced the Key to NYC pass and about five hours later the president of the United States endorsed it," Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday.  MORE AT https://www.fox5ny.com/news/ny-vaccine-passport-apps-security

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AND FROM MAY -

ALBANY TIMES UNION; CUOMO'S VACCINE "EXCELSIOR PASS" PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS, GLITCHES, IT'S A MESS

REJECTING THE VACCINATED

ALBANY — The rollout of the Excelsior Pass, a digital app designed to enable someone to confirm they have been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID-19, has been plagued with glitches and left many unable to download their digital proof of vaccination.

The hiccups in the state's immunization database, which are causing Excelsior Pass registrants to see a dreaded "We couldn't find your pass" screen appear on the registration website, are apparently being caused by a mix of clerical errors, inconsistent data gathering and the occasional cases in which people with identical names — but different birthdates — are being rejected because the system has merged their identities. 

MORE AT ALBANY TIMES UNION  https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Excelsior-Pass-rejecting-many-who-have-been-16189270.php

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