Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Monday, March 29th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough today.

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So digital testing and tracing apps on smartphones did not exactly pan out as some of us thought,

though I have heard that these kind of apps are used more extensively in some countries than you might think.

Okay, though, now what sort of odds would you give me that digital vaccine based Health Pass Platform, quoting USA Today.

The First in the Nation certification called the Excelsior Pass will be useful first at large-scale

venues like Madison Square Garden, but next week will be accepted at dozens of events, arts, and entertainment venues

statewide.

It already enables people to increase the size of a wedding party or other catered event,

the app championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, to support the recovery

of industries most affected by the pandemic is funded by the state and available for free

to businesses and anyone with vaccine records or test results in New York.

Like an airline boarding pass people will be able to prove their health status with a digital

QR code or quick response machine readable label.

They'll need to download the Excelsior Pass app

enter their name, date of birth, zip code, and answer a series of personal questions

to confirm their identity. The data will come from the state's vaccine registry

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