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By Rachel Kraus
Vaccine selfies are all the rage, and appropriately so!
Just don’t get too photo-happy and transmit your individual information in the process.
The Better Company Bureau just recently issued a public warning to prevent individuals from publishing photos on social media of their vaccine cards These cards are the paper records individuals get when they receive their first vaccine shot, recording their shot and eventual 2nd shot.
The Bureau says that individuals have actually been sharing images of the cards on Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms. But this isn’t a good concept. It may make it possible for scammers to collect individual info about you, which could result in identity theft.
In some nations, including the UK, scammers have actually begun making and selling phony vaccination cards, which might make it possible for somebody to “show” they have actually been immunized. The BBB recommends that posting images of vaccine record cards might make it possible for nefarious actors to do this more easily.
The suggestion to not post your info online willy-nilly is a great one, however there’s a flaw in the vaccine cards themselves. They’re more similar to the consultation suggestion cards you ‘d get at the physician, rather than they are to any sort of health identifier.
On the other hand, some business are banding together to assist make digital, scannable vaccine ID cards a reality. That effort definitely sounds slightly dystopian, even if it makes more sense than a losable, copyable slip of paper.
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