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DIGITAL VACCINE PASSPORTS COMING TO THE EU

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

CHAPTER

The Rise of Digital Surveillance and Vaccine Passports

This chapter explores the growing trend of digital vaccine passports and biometric IDs, raising concerns about increased surveillance and control. It warns that the adoption of such technologies may lead to the loss of personal freedoms in the pursuit of convenience, hinting at a dystopian future shaped by invasive systems.

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Speaker 1
There is no deadly outbreak, no mention of vitamin D, nothing, sunlight out of there. You get your three shots if you're unvaccinated. That's as far as the CDC thinking goes, and it's going to be repetitive every year we've seen this. Wow.
Speaker 2
I mean, just the fact that anyone would consider any form of a lockdown ever again or that vaccinations in the United States of America, they have not, they clearly have not learned their lesson. There's no one, no one's having the right conversations right now. So it's important that we are. I'm glad we're here. Yeah,
Speaker 1
absolutely. And these digital vaccine certificates, it speaks to the wider picture here of biometric ID. And this is something that almost all countries are moving towards at this point at various stages. Here in the US, this is the we were greeted in 2024 with this headline US poised for progress towards biometric digital ID in 2024 you have that real ID here that was never mandatory. Don't worry, but we're being told by the TSA it by next year May you're gonna need a real ID to go through TSA and to fly if you notice anybody flying lately Sometimes when you go up to the TSA they take your picture while they put your ID into the little machine there. You can opt out of that at this point. I have been, by
Speaker 2
the way. I do a lot of flying more than I'd like to, and I opt out every time. And one of the times, I think I've said it before, a TSA agent asked me, he's like, I'm curious, why are you opting out of this? And I said, mostly to save your job. And he's like, you thought about it. He's like, oh, thanks. And by the way, just like two weeks ago, sure enough, I walked up and there was two cameras going and one guy running both the cameras. So that's 50% of the TSA jobs just disappeared right there. Imagine when they don't need one of those guys or maybe you could have run four cameras as soon as it's mandatory. And so, I mean, I just, I mean, not that I love like getting patted down, but at least I'm like, God, I want an American job wherever I
Speaker 1
can find one right now. Right. And so other countries are at various stages of this in Australia, they're a little further along than we are here in the United States. And you have senators actually speaking out in committee session hearings. This is Senator Alex He spoke out on these digital IDs and the concern. Listen to this. Senator
Speaker 3
Antic. Thank you Mr Acting Deputy President. Australian cities are becoming digital surveillance precincts with so-called smart city programs being rolled out across the country. Invasive technology such as facial recognition cameras, license plate readers, smart lights, smart poles, smart cars, smart neighbourhoods, smart homes and smart appliances all connected to wireless networks and communicating with each other. So what's wrong with that? Technology is good, isn't it? All this is for your safety, security and convenience, isn't it? Well, let me tell you, your streets are spying on you, your mobile phone is spying on you, your cities are spying on you and the infrastructure for future lockdowns is being put into place right now. Don't be fooled. You're being set up to be tracked through your movements and through the future of your digital wallets. By handing over your data, you're handing over the ability to monitor your behavior, which will soon be turned into a social credit score. And once the central bank digital currencies are in place, you won't get to spend your money without approval. Digital ID will soon become a reality in Australia. Many other countries are already rolling these systems out, countries like Canada, Scotland and many others. Eventually you won't be able to access any government or public services and you won't be able to travel across borders or access healthcare or the internet without a digital ID. Think you won't comply? I think you will. The last two years were the dress rehearsal and we fell for it hook, line and sinker. Australians are sleepwalking into this technocratic future and while we're sitting around scratching our chins trying to work out whether this is really happening, Australia is drifting towards a dystopian digital future. It's
Speaker 2
amazing to me that we sit here. I mean, obviously, that's Australia. These are all test countries, you know, for the entire world. But I just sit here thinking, my God, we have the most invasive IDs being designed for every one of us. But the only place you don't need an ID is to vote here in the United States of America. I mean, that whole argument is just what is happening?

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