World Economic Forum developing digital “health passport”

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – The World Economic Forum, which organizes the annual Davos economic summit, is involved in developing a passport-like system for travelers to prove they are not infected with COVID-19 before they enter another country, Zero Hedge reports. The system is being spearheaded by the Commons Project, a non-profit funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Given the name CommonPass, the system would require travelers to take a test in a certified lab and upload the results to their phones. By scanning a QR code created by the system’s app, airlines will be able to check travelers have met a country’s entry requirement.

Commons Project CEO Paul Meyer said the measure is timely as countries seek to “thoughtfully reopen” their borders: European countries are limiting travel again in light of renewed surges of the virus.

In the future, the CP ‘health passport’ system could be used to certify a traveler has been vaccinated not only for COVID-19 but for other diseases as well, Zero Hedge says.

While such a system may be welcomed in some quarters, many people are reportedly worried the technology will be a means of forcing people to be vaccinated if they want to travel. Moreover, Zero Hedge reports, there are concerns the system will constitute a further means for governments to control and monitor people’s movements.

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