"Austin is among 35 “Champion Cities” to receive a $100,000 grant to build a pilot they deem important to their population. The grand prize winner of the competition will be awarded $5 million in October, with four additional cities earning another $1 million each to further develop and implement a sustainable, scalable solution.
Earlier I posted another link and was trying to add this link also but my post was tagged as spam.
My question is how is this legal to target the homeless population?
It appears the digital ID will be common place as other countries have implemented digital or have announced it. Mexico has announced plans for it.
I’d like to post a GAVI link but I’m sure it will be tagged as spam. Just Google GAVI for information on it for countries who will have to commit to the digital ID for funding through them.
Already in Texas there is a requirement when under a PHE aka Public Health Emergancy. Currently all 50 states are under this.
Requirement:
Guidance on Reporting Positive, Negative, and Indeterminate COVID‑19 Test Results to DSHS
On March 24, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott ordered every public or private entity that is utilizing an FDA-approved test, including an emergency use authorization test, for human diagnostic purposes of COVID-19, shall submit to DSHS, as well as to the local health department, daily reports of all test results.
You can Google the PHE also see Stafford act. There are far reaching implications to these laws.
Why wouldn’t it be legal? The whole thrust of the initiative is to essentially create a single repository for homeless people’s medical records and other important documents, as presumably they’re things that they don’t typically keep track of like your average person would.
It’s more of an optional service, not some kind of tracking thing.