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Governments and airlines worldwide may soon require a so-called vaccine passport that proves a person has been given a COVID-19 vaccination before being allowed to fly or get access to essential services.
So how will Denmark's Covid-19 "passport" work? At least four ready-made solutions exist based broadly on two types of technology. One relies on remote cloud servers where information is stored in bulk. The other uses blockchain, a more complicated system that could be better at protecting privacy. Since personal medical data is so sensitive, it's a tricky decision. That's why many European nations covered by stringent EU privacy laws appear desperate for someone else to go first. Digital toolbox Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images The high level of investment in developing Cov...
Governor David Ige announced the state will allow fully-vaccinated travelers to bypass its 10-day quarantine without negative COVID-19 test results, but no launch date has been set.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This week’s Online Travel Update features updates to a number of stories that we covered previously – online vaccination records, Apple’s privacy policy and the many challenges associated with regulating online platforms’ algorithms. (“Vrbo and Expedia Dominate Online Travel TV Advertising in the U.S. So Far in 2021,” January 21, 2021 via Skift Travel News) (subscription may be required) Although overall television advertising spending by OTAs (online travel agencies) is dramatically down this year (approximately 81 perc...
They are being spruiked as the post-pandemic ticket to travel freedom. A âpassportâ of sorts which will play as a crucial key for cities and countries reliant on tourism dollars to revive struggling economies. Dubbed the âvaccine passâ or âvaccine passportâ, these documents â which are going to be trialled by Air New Zealand from April on flights between Auckland and Sydney â would essentially be a digital document than ensures tourists are virus-free when border lockdowns lift and travelling resumes. The trial of the Travel Pass app, developed by the I...