Kiwi company launches alternative to contact tracing apps with QR code

An alternative to contact tracing apps has been launched in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, as New Zealand moves from alert level 3 down to level 2, IT Brief reports.

Auckland-based company Rfider has created an alternative service using using a QR code cloud-based system, which removes the need for app downloads.

'Imagine if we could put a single QR code on every New Zealand business window today, which would allow customers, employees and visitors to either self-screen or provide contact information without the need for app downloads, pens or paper and at a safe distance.'