[Podcast] Scan-to-order sweeps across China, to customers’ chagrin

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Siyuan Meng
China Stories
Scan-to-order QR system sweeps China
Illustration for The China Project by Derek Zheng

Increasingly, restaurants across China are implementing a system in which diners scan a QR code and self-order from their phones. But is this a convenience, or a hassle with major data privacy concerns?

Read the article by Siyuan Meng:  https://thechinaproject.com/2021/11/18/scan-to-order-sweeps-across-china-to-customers-chagrin/

Narrated by Cliff Larsen.

China Stories are published twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Siyuan is a freelance journalist based in Shanghai. She previously worked at RADII as Staff Writer. She covers social issues and youth culture in China. Read more

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