Posts for Tag: Vatican
ScotAccount: A Digital ID that is Being Introduced Across Scotland
Scotland is implementing a digital ID system, known as ScotAccount, to streamline access to government services, including healthcare, benefits and taxes.
The system raises surveillance and privacy concerns due to the centralisation of sensitive citizen data, increasing the risk of illegal access by hackers and governments.
Civil rights group Big Brother Watch is warning that the scheme could become a mandatory ID system, disadvantaging those who rely on physical documents and letters. [Read More]
Some Highlights from WHO’s Latest Draft Pandemic Treaty
The World Health Organisation’s (“WHO’s”) International Negotiating Body (“INB”) continues to work on a draft that will be accepted by a sufficient number of countries. To be adopted by the World Health Assembly, the INB needs 60 countries to ratify its text.
Dr. Meryl Nass highlights some points from the latest draft of WHO’s Pandemic Treaty, which was published by Politico on Sunday.
The Pandemic Treaty will not only apply to pandemics but will apply at all times, she warned. [Read More]