Canada's privacy commissioners are issuing a warning about vaccine passports, saying measures must be taken to ensure Canadians' personal information is protected. "Vaccine passports must be developed and implemented in compliance with applicable privacy laws," the statement said. The privacy commissioners say governments must ensure there is a legal basis to require proof of vaccination. 1:02The commissioners also said that governments should prove that vaccine passports are necessary, either for travel or to access businesses and services. Vaccine passports, the commissioners said, should contain only the information required to prove vaccination and not additional health information that could be compromised.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2021 20:32 UTC