Our system could be easily repurposed for surveillance and censorship. The design wasn't restricted to a specific category of content; a service could simply swap in any content-matching database, and the person using that service would be none the wiser.
The crux is in the word 'could'.
Then the shuttle hatch closed
It's a capsule, not a shuttle.
That's a lot of personal data linked to a single QR code just waiting to be stolen.
You don't send data by scanning a QR code...
in that area's first volcanic eruption in nearly 800 years.
If you're gonna quote, quote correctly.
Never ask two questions in a business letter. The reply will discuss the one you are least interested, and say nothing about the other.