Enterprise Dunedin director John Christie said this week a few hundred licences had been bought for businesses to use, and the app was a free way for contact tracing to happen.
Once registered, businesses printed a QR code on a poster to display at the entrance to their premises, and those with the Rippl app on their phone - free for individuals - could scan the QR code when entering and leaving, Mr Christie said.
The app, created by Wellington software developer Paperkite, recorded where and when a person scanned in or out of a location.
‘‘We’re trying to make it easier for businesses; we know it’s a tough time.
‘‘Moving into Thursday, we were conscious of the need to get this out quickly - we want them to be up and trading. This helps with that.”
Interested businesses can contact the city council and individuals can download the free app.
Related Stories
Comments
How does this meet the requirement of needing to collect the details of everyone that visits?
I'm confused. Government guidance says we need to collect a name and more. This collects literally nothing as it is anonymous.
Not just anonymous to the business but anonymous to Rippl, anonymous to the contact tracers.