\u2018Health passports\u2019 – portable proofs of vaccination, typically in the form of a smartphone app, or scannable QR code – are beginning to be deployed worldwide, and are a hot-topic of debate today in the US; but serious questions remain about their necessity, how they will address privacy concerns, as well as comply with health-data regulations like HIPAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health Passports originally began as a means to facilitate international air travel. With many countries requiring proof of negative test-results before entering the country, the technology made the process of documentation simpler for processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of these same applications have now expanded to include vaccination status as well as test-results; but consumer concerns about the technology have grown as proposed use-cases have expanded to include sporting-stadiums or music venues<\/a>, college campuses<\/a>, or more mundane locations like restaurants<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As debate bubbles surrounding health passports, the question remains: Is the U.S. ready to implement such a system? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recent research from DeleteMe helps clarify the current readiness of governments and private institutions, as well as the general public, to adopt this kind of technology. Additionally, DeleteMe\u2019s survey sheds light on existing consumer attitudes towards the need for vaccination certification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read further to learn more about DeleteMe\u2019s research and how health passports might impact your personal online security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Full COVID-19 vaccinations, while growing by the week, have not yet reached the majority of Americans, irrespective of moves made by the Biden Administration to qualify as many people as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sadly, less than two percent of the world population is vaccinated, according to the New York Times<\/a>. According to the CDC<\/a>, less than 20 percent of the U.S. population is vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA Critical Majority of Americans Remain Unvaccinated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n