Sorry for the late reply of this discussion. I had complications from my surgery and was incapacitated for a while.
I would like to speak from the experience of Hong Kong and how my university handled COVID.
Privacy and transparency: An app is enforced on all citizens to track their locations by adopting the policy of “Vaccine Passport”. The app stores the vaccine records of the user, and the user is expected to scan QR codes whenever they enter a public place, for example a restaurant or a library. If the user has already been vaccinated, it will beep blue and they will be allowed in the place. If not, it will beep red and staff will reject them from entering. The problem with such design is that the app is of extremely high risk, because it contains extremely sensitive data, including the name, the national ID, the health records, and the location of that person, which puts the app under a lot of opposition and outrage by the public. The government has not explained the encryption and data projection measures used to enforce this app, which has led to a lot of distrust. This is why it is important to reinforce data security whenever there are risks of extremely sensitive data. As a public app, it is also important to remain transparent about the measures being done to its users to ensure them that the usage is safe and important.
Compassion and consideration: The university has also adopted the policy of “Vaccine Passport”, all students must have received three shots of the COVID vaccine before they could enter the campus. To prove, students have to upload their vaccine records to the school website. This is a problem of privacy and freedom. Some students may have concerns regarding the second or third dose of the booster vaccine, but is forced by the school to take it. Some students are of foreign origin, and may find it difficult to get vaccines without Hong Kong ID. Students are also forced to reveal their vaccines records by the school, where it is not transparent or guaranteed about how such student’s data is handled. The school needs to consider the conditions and thoughts of all of its students, instead of implementing a one-for-all draconian arrangement.