QR codes and automated decision-making in the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12655725 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Goggin (0000-0002-2954-5309, The University of Sydney), Rowan Wilken (0000-0002-3022-0675, RMIT University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1268-1289 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Media & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14614448231201649 |
| OpenAlex | W4392163703 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
In this article, we explore Quick Response (QR) codes (machine-readable optical labels that link to information) and how, after a period of having fallen out of favor, they have been reactivated and have come to underpin COVID-19 automation and contact-tracing efforts. During the pandemic, they were used especially for “safe entry” and other kinds of check-in to locations to facilitate contact tracing. In this context, QR codes facilitate automated decision-making in relation to infectious disease surveillance and disease outbreak control. However, the use of QR codes for contact-tracing purposes has enjoyed mixed success and its implementation has encountered several challenges, as we illustrate through a case study that explores QR codes and COVID contact tracing in Singapore and Australia
Automation · Computer security · Contact tracing · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Data science · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Programming language · Tracing · Computer Science · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing · Engineering · Immune responses and vaccinations · Medicine · QR Code Applications and Technologies
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| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |