ByThomas Brewster,
Forbes Staff.
When the world economy reopens and populations want to traverse borders again, some governments are going to want proof people aren’t coming in or leaving with Covid-19. Employers are also going to want to know their workforce isn’t going to be the epicenter of
another outbreak. And so a handful of companies are bidding for business that will help the Trump and Johnson administrations on either side of the Atlantic keep tabs on travel (or attempted travel) of the infected.
One of them is facial recognition startup FaceFirst. Located in Encino, California in 2007 and with $10.4 million funding, it’s been promoting the idea of a “coronavirus-immunity registry.” This will be based on a database run by medical providers, which will feed a smartphone app with your immunity status. Just as your iPhone opens if you show your face, the app will verify it’s you by using your face.
The app will also tell employers and border control staff more [...]
Who is Chris Forbes? Chris Forbes is a Lecturer in Ancient History. His fields of research and teaching focus on New Testament history, Alexander the Great and Hellenistic history, Graeco-Roman History of Ideas and intersection of early Christianity and Graeco-Roman culture. Forbes research is in the relationship
between religion and philosophy in Graeco-Roman thought. He gained his BA Dip.Ed. in Ancient History at Macquarie in 1978, and PhD in Ancient History in 1987.
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