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Green Pass, what (not) goes

All the news in Italy on the Green pass or vaccination certificate: facts, objectives, problems and times

The European Green Pass, or Green Digital Certificate, should be “fully operational at the start of the summer season”.

This was said today by the French Minister for European Affairs Clément Beaune, on the sidelines of the General Affairs Council in Brussels. "We hope that the work of the Parliament and the Council will allow us to conclude at the beginning of June, so that this harmonized European certificate, which is based on vaccinations but also on tests, can be fully operational at the beginning of the summer season and facilitate travel in Europe". Prime Minister Mario Draghi also made his voice heard at the EU social summit in Porto last weekend, asking for a decisive and definitive acceleration on the European green certificate.

But as already reported last week , Italy is not waiting for the European model and in the meantime it is proceeding by itself.

In fact, the Italian government has introduced the national green pass which will allow people to move freely between the regions. The pass will take effect from the second half of May.

"So we are not waiting for the second half of June to have the European one, but as early as the second half of May tourists will be able to have the Italian one", said Draghi at the ministerial meeting of the G20 Tourism on 4 May.

"The green pass will be very simple to obtain: it is valid for those vaccinated, for those who swab in the previous 48, for those who have had Covid and still have antibodies" said Mariastella Gelmini on Domenica In. "The 'green pass it will be released by the health authorities ”, explained the Minister for Regional Affairs.

But the doubts raised by the Italian Privacy Guarantor ( here the in-depth analysis of Start ) and more remain unresolved. “Anyone who hastily launched this document without consulting the Guarantor does not know the concept of privacy by design introduced in art. 25 of the Gdpr ”, underlined Leonardo Felician, Professor of Software Design and Information Systems II, University of Trieste on MF / Milano Finanza .

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HOW THE EUROPEAN GRAND PASS WILL BE ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE EU PARLIAMENT

The green pass is “a European vaccination certificate. It is not a passport, but the attestation that a person has made a journey on the path of the vaccine and the test, and this can allow to reopen with order ". This was explained by the president of the European parliament David Sassoli speaking Sunday at “Che tempo che fa”. “Of course we are committed – he explains – so that there are no discriminatory elements but it is certainly an instrument that can be efficient. Think of people who go on vacation, road transport, I believe that for everything related to mobility it can be very useful. If all goes well for the month of June, we will have it ”, concluded Sassoli.

THE PILOT TEST PHASE STARTED IN VIEW OF OPERATION JUNE 1ST

Meanwhile, the test pilot phase for the EU digital green pass began on 10 May. "18 Member States and Iceland are involved for the next two weeks," a spokesman for the European Commission said yesterday during the briefing, answering a question. “This is a test, the interoperability works, the structure that supports the digital green pass is operational, we are also testing the upload and download of data. So far we have not used real data but test data. At this time, this type of operation does not involve citizens or certificates specifically, but the infrastructure. For the first of June Member States, if they are ready, will be able to upload real data, ”he added.

The European certificate is therefore about to become operational but the EU green light is still missing.

THE SOLICIT OF MARIO DRAGHI

Precisely for this reason, Prime Minister Draghi, together with other EU leaders, insisted last Saturday at the EU Social Summit that Brussels give the green pass the green pass as soon as possible . Because without a single model there is only the risk of confusion. According to the president of the European Commission, Von der Leyen, an agreement between the Council and the European Parliament is expected by the end of May.

ITALY IS PROCEEDING ALONE

However, as we said, our country is ready to proceed autonomously from the European green pass. Already last week – at the conference following the ministerial meeting of the G20 Tourism – Draghi announced that in the meantime Italy will do it alone, in mid-May it will be ready to reopen to the world by canceling the 5-day quarantine for those with a negative buffer, a certificate of successful and complete vaccination or cured from Covid in the last six months.

SILERI: "GREEN PASS STIMULATES TO VACCINATE"

On the green pass yesterday Pierpaolo Sileri, Undersecretary of Health, in an interview with Corriere della Ser a said that “it will arrive within two weeks. It will be a further incentive to get vaccinated ”.

AND THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE PRIVACY GUARANTOR?

But the issue of privacy remains to be resolved.

In relation to the national green certification project introduced with the "Reopening" decree, the Privacy Guarantor has reported to the government that the processing of personal data connected to the launch of initiatives that severely limit people's rights and freedoms can only take place in the framework of an appropriate legal basis. Furthermore, following an assessment of the risks and the adoption of adequate measures to protect the interested parties.

THE INVESTIGATION STARTED ON CORONAPASS ALTO ADIGE

And on the subject, the Authority chaired by Pasquale Stanzione remained on alert.

At the end of April, the Guarantor for the protection of personal data opened an investigation to verify the lawfulness of the local Covid “green certification” project, launched by the Autonomous Province of Bolzano.

On the basis of public declarations issued by the provincial body and the text of a specific ordinance adopted by its president – explains the Guarantor – probably as early as April 26, only holders of the so-called “CoronaPass Alto Adige” can access certain accommodation facilities; recreational and training places; as well as participate in other activities, such as sports events and practices. The pass is issued only to people who have completed the vaccination cycle, to those who have recovered from Covid or have recently performed a negative test.

The Guarantor, by sending a communication to the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, "reserves the right to make any assessment regarding the adoption of measures aimed at imposing a temporary or definitive limitation on the processing of data provided for in the local green certification project, including the prohibition of treatment" .

THE PROBLEMS OF PRIVACY ACCORDING TO PROF. FELICIAN

“Anyone who hastily launched this document without consulting the Guarantor does not know the concept of privacy by design introduced in art. 25 of the Gdpr ”underlined Leonardo Felician, Professor of Software Design and Information Systems II, University of Trieste on MF .

“Therefore, if the Green Pass, as it was conceived and declared, is used exclusively for the movement of people, any other use is excluded and any data not relevant to this purpose is prohibited. The name of the vaccine, the batch serial number and the number of doses are not relevant for these purposes and therefore should not be reported in the document. The information that the green light to move depends on vaccination or recovery is even aberrant – insists Felician -: those who have had Covid have the right that this remains highly confidential without making it known to anyone who controls their movements, not just the forces of order, but perhaps also for access to a cultural or sports show, a nightclub or a spa. According to the law on privacy, sensitive data, and this absolutely is, must be treated with the highest level of protection ".

"In order to legitimately contain the data that are currently reported, the purposes of the Green Pass must be broadened and the interested parties must be informed in advance that the document also has other purposes and for these additional data have been entered" added the professor.

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THE FNOMCEO PROTEST

Finally, doctors' orders also protest against the green pass.

With its duration of six months from vaccination, the certificate "would effectively exclude doctors, vaccinated in January, from the possibility of moving this summer". We read in a note by the president of the medical orders, Filippo Anelli.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/green-pass-che-cosa-non-va/ on Tue, 11 May 2021 14:16:27 +0000.