Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Obviously because people don't want their information stolen.
But not sure the point of this discussion point. The provinces have either made an exemption for the vaccine mandates since they are both under their purview or the vaccine certificates don't fall under the health privacy acts.
|
We’re not just talking about current measures; we’re speculating about policies going forward. There are competing public interests at stake and where to draw the line is not cut and dried. And the assertions in this thread that it’s no different from ‘no shirt, no shoes, no service’ are false. These issues are legally and ethically complex.
Here’s a statement from Canada’s privacy commissioners, outlining the issues at stake and their recommendations:
Quote:
Above all, and in light of the significant privacy risks involved, the necessity, effectiveness and proportionality of vaccine passports must be established for each specific context in which they will be used.
Necessity: vaccine passports must be necessary to achieve each intended public health purpose. Their necessity must be evidence-based and there must be no other less privacy-intrusive measures available and equally effective in achieving the specified purposes.
Effectiveness: vaccine passports must be likely to be effective at achieving each of their defined purposes at the outset and must continue to be effective throughout their lifecycle.
Proportionality: the privacy risks associated with vaccine passports must be proportionate to each of the public health purposes they are intended to address. Data minimization should be applied so that the least amount of personal health information is collected, used or disclosed.
|
https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/s.../s-d_20210519/