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Smart technology is making domestic abuse harder to escape, say advocates

01/26/202301/25/2023 L. Green

Smartphones, connected vehicles, and other commonly used gadgets are increasing some risks. Anti-violence experts are cautioning that current smart technology devices such as smartphones and connected vehicles are making it harder for victims of domestic abuse to escape. These experts have stated that tech is increasingly being used as a part of domestic abuse. Smart technology such as home devices, smartphones, vehicles and others are becoming some of the most commonly used tools used by domestic abusers. “Methods that are sort of presented as advances in technology, whether it’s a…

Contactless payments comprised 1 in 3 UK transactions last year

08/23/202208/19/2022 Sam Lambert

Finance industry data showed that the growth of this tech’s use is returning to pre-pandemic trends. Contactless payments make up a substantial portion of the transactions taking place in the United Kingdom as growth trends return to patterns closer to where they were in pre-pandemic times. The use of cash continues to be on the decline as people look to tap cards and mobile transactions. This, according to the UK payment markets 2022 report published by UK Finance, documenting the changes in transaction methods used by consumers throughout the last…

University of Maryland launches QR codes for student contact tracing

09/16/202109/15/2021 L. Green

The school is collecting data on where students are seated in the classrooms to trace COVID-19 exposure. The University of Maryland has launched a new program that uses QR codes to collect student seating data in support of its contact tracing efforts for COVID-19 exposures. The quick response barcodes are scanned when a student enters a classroom at College Park university. When the QR codes are scanned by University of Maryland students upon entering a classroom, it registers the individual’s ID number, and the date and time when they entered…

Air India passengers flying out must show mandatory QR code for negative COVID test

05/19/202105/18/2021 John Montgallo

They will need to display a quick response barcode proving a negative RT-PCR report. International passengers flying Air India out of India are required to carry a negative RT-PCR test report and the mandatory QR code linked with that original report. The requirement is mandated to help reduce the instance of forged or false negative resorts. A significant number of faked negative reports were being carried by passengers travelling out of India. The mandatory QR code linked to genuine test results is meant to make it more difficult – if…

Vaccine QR codes to function as passports in Quebec, Canada

05/12/202105/11/2021 Julie Campbell

The Canadian province’s economy minister says they may be required for going to work, restaurants. The Canadian province of Quebec will start offering vaccine QR codes as digital proof of vaccination this week. Initial reports released very little information regarding the details of their use. The hope is that businesses in the province will be able to use the quick response codes for safety. The vaccine QR codes on the digital passports could be used for improving the safety of workplaces. This would be the case both for staff and…