Superior technology used to trace COVID-19 in NSW has become redundant overnight in some businesses after the state government enforced its own QR code.
The new requirement proved a waste of money for Fay Thompson from Lake Macquarie Tavern who earlier invested in one service which provided facial recognition technology among other advanced settings.
She said the NSW QR code did not satisfy her business requirements.
Superior technology used to trace COVID-19 in NSW has become redundant overnight in some businesses (pictured: Shopper scans QR code at The Corso in Manly on January 3)
But from January 1 all similar venues must use the Service NSW QR code or be slugged with a $5000 fine (Pictured: Shopper and retail worker wearing face masks in Sydney)
Superior virus-tracing technology has been sidelined in NSW. - AAP
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Superior technology used to trace COVID-19 in NSW has become redundant overnight in some businesses after the state government enforced its own QR code.
The new requirement proved a waste of money for Fay Thompson from Lake Macquarie Tavern who earlier invested in one service which provided facial recognition technology among other advanced settings.
She said the NSW QR code did not satisfy her business requirements. It s not real good for our customers, we do have an aging population and our hotel is in amongst a housing commission area so most people don t have smartphones and they can t save their details, Ms Thompson told AAP.