How speculation around COVID-19 immunity passports sparked an arms race among digital ID startups
, as Apple and Google put forward the building blocks of their own apps with strict privacy stipulations.The basic idea is to link a person's identity with their COVID-19 test status, potentially allowing people who have recovered from the virus to return to work and normal life.
If an individual needed to prove their health status – to the police or anyone else – that information would need to be unalterably linked to their identity.Hancock confirmed the UK government was 'looking into' immunity passportsThe global ID verification market was already set to be worth close to, but calls for immunity passports or similar solutions around the world could boost that figure.
"Scientists are still trying to figure out exactly how 'immune' a person is once they've recovered from this disease," he said. governments about the prospect of rolling out immunity passports. Speaking to Business Insider, Kassai insisted they would have a part to play in long-term exit strategies.
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