The European Parliament has announced the final approval of the EU's COVID-19 certificates (vaccine passports). Citizens will be issued a quick response code carrying information proving vaccination, negative test result or recovery from a COVID-19 infection. The legislative text for the program must now be adopted by the Council of Europe and published in the Official Journal before the one-year program can officially launch on the 1st of July. The IAPP reported for The Privacy Advisor on the privacy considerations surrounding vaccine passports.
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