Tag: QR Code contact tracing

France turns to QR code sign-ins to trace customers as restaurants reopen

Jorge Gonzalez
QR code sign-ins - cafe in Paris, France

As bars, cafés and other eating establishments open up, the government is using barcodes for tracing. On Wednesday, France is starting phase 3 of its reopening plan, which includes eating establishments and will involve the use of QR code sign-ins for contact tracing. The quick response codes are meant to help keep track of customers in case an outbreak should occur. On June 9, assuming the situations continues to remain as it is (or better) the government will allow eating establishments, gyms and swimming pools to open. The curfew will…

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QR code contact tracing system gets high praise in Australian state

Stephanie Beck
QR code contact tracing system - COVID-19 contact tracing app

New South Wales Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello applauded the technology. In New South Wales, Australia, hospitality businesses and hairdressers are now required to use a QR code contact tracing system. Though it was available on a voluntary level, it became mandatory at the start of the year. According to New South Wales Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello, the QR code contact tracing system is the best tool for getting the job done. He has applauded the check-in system’s effectiveness and was doing so even before it because…

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QR code inventor happy with its use in battle against COVID-19

John Montgallo
QR code inventor - COVID-19

Masahiro Hara first developed the square black and white barcodes for the automotive industry. When Masahiro Hara first became the QR code inventor a quarter of a century ago, the idea was to solve a problem that had nothing to do with public health. When the idea came to him, he ran off from a lunchtime game of Go to make it happen. It was the look of the ancient strategy game and the way the stones were arranged on the playing board that inspired the QR code inventor to…

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Mickey Mouse and other fake QR code profiles sabotage Australian contact tracing

Jennifer Goula
QR code profiles - man amused by phone

Officials are urging NSW residents to stop identifying themselves as Donald Duck. Fake QR code profiles such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are being used in the New South Wales, Australia contact tracing system, sabotaging its effectiveness. Residents of the state are being urged to complete their barcodes accurately to boost their effectiveness. NSW residents have been asked to complete accurate QR code profiles as fake names and phone numbers will stop them from being notified in case of exposure. “What we are finding is that some of the…

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Australian state developing own QR code check-in system for venues

John Montgallo
QR code check-in system - person scanning paper

Victoria intends to launch its universal system “soon”, which will link with the state’s contact tracing. The Australian state of Victoria has announced that it is developing its own QR code check-in system for venues. This will link with the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing system and will be launched “soon”. The state government is building a specific tool for the hospitality industry as well as retail stores. This universal QR code check-in system will be available to hospitality and retail stores. Those venues will be asked to use the quick…

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