Today, UK’s The Open University (OU) unveiled a prototype of a mobile app that certifies COVID-19 immunity test results using blockchain. The solution is currently in testing and enables verification of test results and vaccination certificates.
The project aims to enable health workers and others to produce a tamper-proof immunity passport so they can return to work. So tests would be carried out by doctors or pharmacists, and you’d need to prove your identity and they’d issue a digital immunity passport, if you have antibodies.
An interesting aspect is the technology that’s used. Tim Berners-Lee, known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, has a solution called a Solid Pod, where the Pod is a ‘personal online data’ store. It combines an identity and other data – even photos. The concept is you could have personal information which is decentralized or lives separately to apps, so that the app company does not control your data.
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