A man visiting San Francisco was outraged that he had to install an app to use a cafe bathroom. Photo / Twitter
A man visiting San Francisco was outraged that he had to install an app to use a cafe bathroom. Photo / Twitter
A man has vented his frustration online after he came across a new bathroom trend on a visit to San Francisco in the US.
Novelist and journalist Tim Maughan said on Saturday during his "first day proper in San Francisco" he needed to use a bathroom at a cafe andwas prompted by staff to install an app on his phone.
"What if you don't have a phone," another wondered.
"Silicon Valley: We have an app for that. Even when we really, really shouldn't," another joked.
"I shudder think how Good2Go is using the data collected and to whom they are selling it," one person said in response to the photo.
Other Twitter users said the smart bathroom technology had been rolled out in other parts of the world.
This included examples in China, where people at a public restroom in a mall in Chengdu were forced to scan their WeChat codes if they wanted toilet paper.