QR tattoo, opens debate “should have personal data”

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  1 QR codes can be considered as the evolution of barcodes.

  2 In addition to being used as a form of payment, QR codes are often used within restaurants as an alternative to physical menus.

  3 Despite its efficiency and storage capacity, QR codes have as their main limitation the use of smartphones and smart devices for their interpretation.

  4 QR tattoo to enter the stadium, opens debate “should have personal data”

  QR codes can be considered as the evolution of barcodes.

• In addition to being used as a form of payment, QR codes are often used within restaurants as an alternative to physical menus.

• Despite its efficiency and storage capacity, QR codes have as their main limitation the use of smartphones and smart devices for their interpretation.

Within the current context, new technologies have transformed the way in which society behaves, since they define the way in which all kinds of tasks are carried out, such is the case of social networks, communication and entertainment platforms, as well as such as Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence or QR codes, which due to a viral video, has generated a wide conversation, since it is pointed out that these may have another use, beyond economic and entertainment, as Internet users warn that a QR code, they should contain personal data and not just be used to enter a football stadium.

Currently, technologies such as barcodes or QR codes are used as a digital alternative, to provide great information content, since these are usually used in supermarket products and as an alternative to physical restaurant menus; however, QR codes have also been integrated as an alternative to traditional payments and as a way to digitally link any information to an image.

What are QR codes?

Before continuing, it can be established that a “Quick Response” QR code is a quick response code, which represents the evolution of barcodes, so when scanned it allows you to see the information that has been stored. , because within all its functionalities, this code allows you to make payments and link quickly and directly to information such as images, text and videos, up to the registration of a general subscription to enter a football stadium.

QR tattoo to enter the stadium, opens debate “should have personal data”

Within the digital conversation, a football fan has given something to talk about, after observing how he went through the security filters without the need for a ticket, since he had the general code of the season tattooed on his hand, act that generated various commentsand even opened up the possibility of using this technology to store personal information, as a security measure.

If I want, I enter the field naked. Tudioooo pic.twitter.com/3PKnb4AoRl

— Lucas Salvatore (@SalvatoreLucas) February 13, 2023

As a result of the conversation generated in networks, several Internet users pointed out the efficiency of having this type of tattoo, only focused on safety and health, containing personal and relevant information, as other tattoos have demonstrated, since various people they choose to tattoo information such as blood type, identity code, allergies and diseases.