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BLOK features in this excellent article on @MedicalTechMag on how #digitalhealth passports can be ethical, inclusive and private while providing the functionality to allow society to safely open up - but they "need to be built that way from the ground up." medicaldevice-network.com/features/digit…

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It's crucial to outline the difference between #selfsovereignidentity and centralised solutions applied to #covid #vaccinepassports. The former requires zero trust on third parties, the latter is prone to hacking and abuse. Our CEO @1Taia explains. vimeo.com/520802067

The @UKGovernmentEng needs to start listening more closely to the increasingly loud consensus around health passports. It's no time for getting caught between intention and inaction. news.sky.com/story/covid-19…

@evergreenpr @Independent @ID2020 Thank you and everyone at Evergreen for the amazing work you've been doing for us.

Great to see our client @Blok_BioScience talking to The @Independent about the need for #digitalhealth passports to be non-discriminatory, privacy-focused and secure. BLOK Pass is @ID2020 certified for meeting the highest technical and ethical standards. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

“We think it will become part of the evidence to travel,” [@ed_rayner, BLOK's commercial director] says. “If you haven’t got a vaccine, you can take a test. We want it to be non-discriminatory, with multiple ways for you to able to get on that flight” independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

"If a system doesn't work for everyone, it doesn't work for anyone," says our our commercial director @ed_rayner. The UK government would do well to pursue #vaccinepassports with an open mind and the common good in sight. telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/2…

“We know that there is some apprehension about the idea of vaccine passports, which is why it is so important that great consideration is given as to which do the best job of addressing the public’s concerns around data privacy and ethics, -- @ed_rayner computerweekly.com/news/252496853…

This @washingtonpost piece adds to the argument for #vaccinepassports. "Compared with coronavirus contact-tracing platforms, which in many countries never took off because of privacy fears, 'vaccine passports are way easier,' says BLOK's @ed_rayner . washingtonpost.com/world/2021/02/…

The UK Government’s plans to require holidaymakers to ask their GP for a paper vaccine certificate may encourage fraud, overburden GPs and patients and would be unlikely to be accepted as attested proof by many more forward-thinking nations. blokbioscience.com/article/5-reas…

The UK gov's opposition to #vaccinepassports spells doom for sectors such as entertainment. The unfounded fear of a "2-tier society" ignores the reality of suffering businesses. Denying people the CHOICE to use tools to reopen safely is a huge mistake. thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…

"Whether it’s a passport, a certificate of if its tattooed on our foreheads what we very obviously need is evidence of having a full vaccination against #Covid and its variants so life can get back to some sort of normal." -- Austin-Healey, commenter. 3/3

"This morning Zahawi said the government wasn’t looking at #VaccinePassports but "#certificates" – really what’s the difference?" #COVID19Vaccination #VaccinationCovid #VaccinePassports 2/3

The first comment at this story by The Independent has nailed it. "Two weeks ago, Nadhim Zahawi said the UK government wasn’t looking at vaccine passports and within twenty-four hours it turned out it was." independent.co.uk/travel/news-an… 1/3

It's great that segments of the @UKgove government seem to understand the urgency of having standards for a #privacy-preserving #digitalidentity. @mattwarman should be praised & maybe help his colleagues in leading the way with a digital #healthpassport. gov.uk/government/pub…

As the first covid-related health pass certified by @ID2020, we're proud to offer our support to this initiative to create an interoperable blueprint for #identitysolutions and restore our economies and lives. Check out goodhealthpass.org #GoodHealthPass

Exclusive: 1. Brand New Good Health Pass: @id2020 launch a New Cross-Sector Initiative to Restore Global Travel and Restart the Global Economy. New Partnership Including @Mastercard @iproov @ibm @commons_prjct @Blok_BioScience @Clear @CCI_CovidCreds medium.com/id2020/good-he…

"Is the UK government wasting the travel industry precious time?" BLOK president @cjusticehk raises the question in the latest issue of @sellingtravmag - one with deeply harmful implications to the UK #travelindustry. #vaccination #immunitypassport issuu.com/bmipublishingl…

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