Remember in 2020, when the idea of digital COVID passports was floated in the U.S.? We were told it would ensure that responsible Americans who did the right thing werenât exposed to the âunvaccinated.â Even many of us who were vaccinated thought it was a bad idea.
A situation currently unfolding in China demonstrates precisely why no sane person would choose to participate in something that could be so easily exploited.
On April 18, three relatively small banks headquartered in the central province of Henan placed a block on their customerâs bank deposits which totaled $178 million, informing them that they were âupgrading internal systems,â according to Reuters.
On Thursday, Reuters reported that nearly two months later, not only do these deposits remain frozen, but the banks refuse to respond to their customerâs inquiries…