Gregory's Server@mcc the other day I scanned a product that put it's barcode next to a QR code. My cash register successfully displayed the URL as if it was a price and then crashed
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 @kyle_pegasus @mcc this is…why would it even have a QR code reader in it?! I just…but…ughhhughhugh  @JoscelynTransient@chaosfem.tw @kyle_pegasus@scalie.club @mcc@mastodon.social I assume the hardware just does multiple types of codes, not that uncommon these days x.x @kyle_pegasus @mcc awesome. when at tesco i have to cover the qrs with my finger to stop the machines being whiny about wrong inputs.  @kyle_pegasus @mcc starting in 2027 barcodes will be shifting from 1 dimensional line based ones to QR codes in a URL format. this change will allow consumers to get more information about the product, and will allow manufacturers to include metadata such as batch numbers and expiration dates to allow for easier handling of product recalls or keeping products within code. https://www.gs1us.org/industries-and-insights/by-topic/sunrise-2027 @kyle_pegasus @mcc that was not an AI response. i have been the only one really into food safety at any job i've had. at my last job i was asking them for years to let me handle date coding in just one department, when they finally relented i found over 100lbs of expired candy out for sale, some of which expired over two years beforehand. in another department, they were selling "fresh pork" that was almost 40 days out of code.  @kyle_pegasus @mcc I saw part of a Defcon presentation where some joker put the EICAR antivirus test string in a QR code and then presented it to all sorts of things which are capable of scanning it, hilarity ensuing as some backend system with AV freaks out and tries quarantining functional parts of the system. Sounds like that register system needs a bit more input sanitization, lol. |
@kyle_pegasus @mcc I miss the days when viruses were intentional
And just opened my CD tray