Sacré Bleu! Emmanuel Macron’s Personal Vaccine Passport QR Code Leaked Online

The personal vaccine passport QR code of French President Emmanuel Macron has been leaked on social media, raising questions over the system’s ability to protect the health privacy of citizens.

On Tuesday, the QR code linked to the ‘pass sanitaire’ of Mr Macron was leaked on social media networks, including Snapchat and Twitter.

The government at the Élysée confirmed to BMF TV that the pass, which correctly displayed his name and date of birth, was indeed the personal QR code for the French leader. Prior to it being disabled, the QR code also contained information on when Macron was vaccinated and with which brand of vaccine.

“This system works, but there has been an ethical flaw on the part of one or more health professionals. Someone made an impression of the QR code and circulated it voluntarily or by negligence,” the government said.

Le QR Code de Jean Castex est désormais affiché comme frauduleux dans TousAntiCovid.

Ce n’est pas encore le cas de celui d’Emmanuel Macron.https://t.co/6ehUW77ZGB pic.twitter.com/sEkvRUS2sK

— Raphael Grably (@GrablyR) September 21, 2021

C’est le QR code sans floutage de mr. Macron #QRcodeMacron pic.twitter.com/rMcrxgmjVe

— Red Kapo (@KapoGaming_off) September 21, 2021

The privacy breach comes just days after French Prime Minister Jean Castex also had his vaccine passport leaked online after a press photographer snapped a picture of Castex with the code visible on his smartphone. Using the picture, several people were able to insert the QR code into their coronavirus app in order to gain access to Castex’s profile. – READ MORE