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I would really like to see this dangerous barcode. I assume something like that would just be a website QR code.

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From what I’ve seen, it’s a QR code that links to a website which logs your IP address, along with other details.

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Probably for targeted (or not so) hacking attacks. Heck might be a zero-day attack-kit on the web-page (probably geo-locked to the region).

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9 points

I sure hope no one shares that link, leading to a subsequent spike in traffic and possibly taking the site down as a result. That would be a really shameful thing to see happen.

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Not to mention the data corruption since the visitors would no longer be limited to the target area!

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8 points

if it automatically goes to that website and the website downloads malware to your device, well, I wonder… Certainly trackers could be put on you that way. I am convinced that is why TAILS makes you go to their website before it allows you to go to the Dark Web or Tor.

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well, most you here on Lemmy are liberal and make fun of preppers/doomers, but I wonder if you are seeing the light a bit now.

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You’re on Lemmy.ml, most are Communists here. Lemmy in general leans Leftist, not liberal, unless you only browse instances like Lemmy.world.

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2 points

Or maybe the person misunderstands the meaning of the term. Which is common

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6 points

Just because a misconception is common doesn’t mean it needs to lay unaddressed.

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