Posted on 04/16/2020 3:43:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin
[Red] China has taken the lead with mobile technology that relies on scanning QR codes and an app. The goal is to curb the spread of the coronavirus by indicating who can go where...
Chinese citizens have to give up their national identity number or passport number, as well as their phone number. The app then asks them to complete a questionnaire about travel history and current symptoms. According to CNN, authorities then verify this information and are assigned a color.
The color on the screen determines your options, based on your current health status: green means that you’re good to go, yellow means you’ve been close to somebody who’s been sick, and red means you have to stay home.
How exactly the app determines if you have a yellow or red score is still unclear. Critics argue it could lead to abuses of power and the targeting of marginalized groups.
In order to safely reopen their doors, many businesses in Chinese cities are posting public-facing QR codes that potential customers must scan using their smartphone.
A system implemented in Moscow, Russia requires people to download a QR code to move around the city. They first have to register on a government website and declare their intended route in advance. The QR code then gives them the authorization to leave the house.
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F that Noise!
And soon in America.
Might catch on with the milineals, but us old people will simply leave our phones behind.
Real mark of the beast stuff
I liked my old flip phone for calls and text.
Red dragon, code scans to control all you do. Hmm, read it somewhere.
There was noise recently about something similar here in Australia on a voluntary basis. They said they needed at least 40% of the population to get any meaningful data. I was glad to see the response to the suggestion from average Australians on social media. Something akin to inserting the suggestion in a place the sun does not shine.
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