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Scan the QR code to know how many times the hotel sheets have been washed? Netizens suspect data fraud

Recently, the topic "You can tell by scanning the code how many times hotel sheets have been washed" has been a hot search on Weibo. As of press time, the Weibo topic had 420 million views and 39,000 discussions. It turns out that a green washing base in Wuhan can "implant" chips into hotel linens (including hotel towels, sheets, sheets, etc.) to record how many times each piece of linen has been washed. In the future, a QR code will be printed on it. Customers can get the number of washes with just one swipe.

Hotel hygiene issues have been widely criticized. In November last year, the famous Weibo V @huazong lost his golden cudgel and exposed videos of hygienic chaos in 14 brand hotels on Weibo. In 2017, a third-party evaluation agency exposed that five five-star hotels in Beijing did not change bed sheets. Issues such as not washing the toilet. So will this chip, which "scans the code to know how many times the hotel sheets have been washed", help solve the hotel's hygienic chaos? This issue has aroused heated discussion among netizens.

Relevant parties said data falsification is suspected

Nandu reporters interviewed the cooperative company Beijing Blue Sky Qingke Holdings Co., Ltd. mentioned in the news on the website of Wuhan Municipal Development and Reform Commission. According to the company, the development of this chip is based on Internet of Things technology. An RFID chip is implanted in each piece of hotel linen to monitor the placement, washing, warehousing, transportation and other aspects of each piece of linen in real time.

In response to the issue of data fraud that netizens are concerned about, the person in charge of Blue Sky Clearance said that the possibility of data fraud is unlikely, and the integrity cost and direct cost of fraud are high.

However, some Internet of Things experts analyzed and pointed out from a technical perspective that the possibility of fraud still exists. Liu Yang, deputy chief engineer of the Industrial Internet and Internet of Things Research Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, said in an interview with Nandu reporters that Internet of Things identification technologies such as QR codes and RFID can help solve similar problems, but due to the collection, processing and Storage is all on the enterprise side. In theory, there is the possibility of modifying data records. It is also necessary to establish a trusted network platform and data sharing through technologies such as identification analysis and blockchain.

Some netizens raised questions, can the hotel deceive the chip by only moistening the area where the chip is sewn? Blue Sky Qingke responded that the chip does not detect whether the linen has been cleaned based on whether the chip is wet or not, but Reading devices at different locations on the production line of the washing link record the different links of the chip installed in the linen, thereby monitoring the status of the chip in real time and obtaining information on each piece of linen at each link.

Netizens expressed their opinion: It is recommended to promote it nationwide, because there is a trust issue behind it.

Netizens have different opinions on this new application. Some Weibo netizens expressed support, suggesting "national promotion" and "adding a washing date".

Xian Nuxia, a Weibo netizen who is engaged in the homestay industry, said, "Our Xiamen homestays have switched to this chip + QR code bedding in July last year, and the number of customer complaints has been reduced to almost zero."

However, many Weibo netizens also expressed doubts. In addition to the data fraud problem mentioned above, some people also think it is a trust issue.

Guo Guo Guo Jingyi, a Weibo netizen who works in the hotel industry, said, "We all provide laundry at the same time, and the stores that provide laundry are also environmentally friendly. What does it matter how many times it is washed? I don't understand what the meaning is."

Weibo netizen moqiao Mo said, "What is lacking in China now is QR code scanning? What is lacking is trust. If you scan the QR code today, you will crack the QR code and make fakes tomorrow. Today, the hotel can not change the sheets and washing utensils, and say so openly 'Cleaned and disinfected', why wouldn't you dare to directly crack the QR code tomorrow?"

Weibo netizen Baxi___ said, "The key is how to wash it."

In an interview with Li Video, the relevant person in charge of the Wuhan Municipal Development and Reform Commission said that they plan to print a QR code on each piece of linen in the future, so that residents can trace the material of the linen, purchase date, washing frequency and other information with one scan. The current problem is the material of QR code printing, the ink is easy to clean, and the cost of weaving and embroidery is high. "It has not been solved yet, but it is expected to be solved and promoted this year."

Source: (Editor: hsadmin)