Alberta Puts Health Numbers on Driver's Licences

亞伯塔省將健康卡號碼放入駕駛執照


Introduction

The Alberta government has a new plan. They want to put health numbers on driver's licences. Some people do not like this idea.

亞伯塔省政府有一個新計劃。他們希望將健康卡號碼放入駕駛執照中。有些人並不認同這個想法。

Main Body

The new cards start on July 2. The government wants to stop using paper health cards. But Diane McLeod is the privacy boss. She says this is dangerous. She thinks bad people can steal the information more easily.

新卡將於 7 月 2 日起開始使用。政府希望停止使用紙本健康卡。但私隱主管 Diane McLeod 表示這樣做很危險,她認為不法分子會更容易盜取資訊。

Some experts are worried. They say the office for driver's licences does not follow the same privacy laws as other offices. This means the government might not tell people if their data is stolen. Recently, three million people in Alberta lost their private data in a computer problem.

部分專家表示擔憂。他們指出駕駛執照發證部門並未遵循與其他部門相同的私隱法規。這意味著若資料被盜,政府可能不會通知民眾。近期亞伯塔省有三百萬人在一次電腦問題中洩露了私隱資料。

Premier Danielle Smith disagrees. She says the new cards are very safe. The cards have 57 security marks. The government says the law protects the health numbers from other people.

省長 Danielle Smith 不同意此看法。她表示新卡非常安全,卡面上擁有 57 個安全標記。政府稱法律會保護健康卡號碼,防止他人盜用。

Conclusion

The government will still make the new cards. The privacy boss will tell people how to keep their data safe.

政府仍將製作新卡。私隱主管將告知民眾如何保護自己的資料安全。

Vocabulary Learning

🧩 The 'S' Rule for People and Things

In this story, we see a pattern. When we talk about one person or one thing, we add an 's' to the action word. This is a key step for A2 English.

Look at these examples from the text:

  • The government wants... \rightarrow (One group)
  • Diane McLeod says... \rightarrow (One woman)
  • She thinks... \rightarrow (One woman)

Compare this to when we have many people:

  • Some people do not like... \rightarrow (Many people = no 's')
  • Experts are worried... \rightarrow (Many experts = no 's')

Quick Guide for your writing:

  • He/She/It \rightarrow Add -s (e.g., He works)
  • I/You/We/They \rightarrow No -s (e.g., They work)

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country or state
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
privacy (n.)
The state of being alone or keeping your information secret
Example:I want privacy when I read my emails.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can cause harm or injury
Example:It is dangerous to walk on the road without looking.
experts (n.)
People who know a lot about a specific subject
Example:The doctors are experts in health.
protects (v.)
To keep someone or something safe from harm
Example:A helmet protects your head when you ride a bike.
Practice A2 words in a crossword