Don't post your COVID-19 vaccination card on social media

[chocolatpi]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-not-just-about-whats-on-that-card-dont-post-your-covid-19-vaccination-card-on-social-media-heres-why-11617284498?mod=home-page

‘It’s not just about what’s on that card’: Don’t post your COVID-19 vaccination card on social media — here’s why

Last Updated: April 2, 2021 at 10:18 a.m. ET
First Published: April 1, 2021 at 9:41 a.m. ET
By Meera Jagannathan
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“Social media is no place for COVID-19 vaccination cards,” the Federal Trade Commission warned in February. “Once identity thieves have the pieces they need, they can use the information to open new accounts in your name, claim your tax refund for themselves, and engage in other identity theft.”

‘Nothing surprises me anymore’

When it comes to identity theft, “it’s all about putting together pieces of the puzzle” that is your digital identity, said Kerskie. “The more information a bad guy or an identity thief has about you, the greater chance of their success,” she told MarketWatch.
It’s true that some of the data on that card, like your name, is already publicly available, Velasquez added. But it also contains your date of birth, and potentially some health information. “It’s one of those things where, do you really want to take that chance?” she said. “I don’t want to be alarmist about it, but I also don’t think it’s as innocuous as most people think.”
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[Ocelot II]

1. I'm just amazed at the amount of personal info people post on social media,

especially wide-open platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc. Nobody has much privacy any more, but why make it even easier for bad actors to misuse your personal data?

[Croney]

2. BUT do take a picture of it so you'll have it saved.

If you lose it, it can't easily be replaced. At least if you have a picture, you can print it out on card stock.

[MiniMe]

3. Wait until you have both doses for the pic?

[Croney]

4. Take a picture after the first one, then again after the second

Imagine if you lose your wallet or purse...

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. I wish I'd thought of that with my husbands card

A few days after our first vaccination I accidentally washed his wallet. Everything else survived but his card disintegrated in the wash. The health department had his records in their database and told us to let them know when we got to the fairgrounds and that they should have his info on theirs too. Well, they didn't. He was able to get his second vaccine but he was given a hard time about it before hand. I'm still trying to fix this. It has me worried because we'd planned to travel to Germany to visit his daughter when it's safe to so and we'll likely need to provide proof that we're both vaccinated to travel.