Vaccine Passports Will Create a ‘Global Digital Infrastructure of Surveillance’: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner

Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a press briefing at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto, on Oct. 15, 2021 to announce that the province is making enhanced COVID-19 vaccine certificates with scannable QR codes available for download. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Vaccine passports mandated by governments will create a highly intrusive surveillance system that not only forces Canadians to reveal their health information but can also track their whereabouts, Ontario’s former privacy commissioner says.

Ann Cavoukian, former information and privacy commissioner of Ontario. Courtesy of Ann Cavoukian