cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47972724
i encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.
i confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.
the old type of captcha remains available too, for now:
This is step one.
Step two is id verification via play services before you’re even allowed to scan the QR code.
This is going to erode privacy as we know it on the internet and I can’t see any feasible escape.
…just use a different website?
Everyone needs to fail the test over and over again until they fall back to their non-we want to fuck everyone over even more world.
Nah. Block all fingerprinting. You don’t need any of this crap.
to prove you’re human, enter your credit card number
your pin, cvv and expiry date too, which confirms you are actually human
I got one of these. They had accessibility options so I just did the auditory one. It says a couple words, you write them out, and you’re done. Like hell am I using a Phone for this shit.
I still won’t order online from a store that won’t show me shipping cost without a full address and phone number. I’ll give them the zip code, that’s all they need, that’s all they get before I decide.
FWIW I’ve found passing it through my local SearxNG usually gives me a clean path to the content. But it’s seriously worrying that some of the blocked content is publically available science (e.g. PMC Bioinformatics). But that should not be necessary, at this point a search engine should be a public resource. Fuck Google.
Just another reason to not use Google.
aaaaaand tab closed.
This is the only way to stop it. We must refuse to use it. All they watch is the numbers.
I bought a thing from Walmart using pickup for the first time, because the thing was “low stock”, and I didn’t want to drive there if they didn’t have it. I get the email that it’s ready, and they want me to download their stupid app to confirm. Fuck that, I went to the store, knowing I had a backup option, and found the last one of the thing on the shelf and bought that instead. Although, apparently the sign at the parking spot has a phone number you can call to let them know you’ve arrived–no mention of that option in the email.
LOL, fuck off. How about instead I move on to somewhere less hostile toward the user instead?
We are making side loading harder because scammers are using “these” tactics to install malware on your devices.
It’s totally fine when we use the same tactics to install malware on your device.
malware is bytecode Google didn’t approve of. when google spies on you, that’s just “legitimate interest”
On the bright side, this means they are really worried that privacy practices such as those popular among the Lemmy crowd can make their surveillance expensive or maybe even impractical at scale, rather than profitable. I’m never sure if it’s working, with firmware and all. Almost a good sign? Am I deluded?
I once saw fake captcha scam that reuired scaning QR code to infect device. It looks exactly like that.
I once made QR code stickers that placed people on a website warning them to stop trusting QR codes.
I spent a year traveling and everywhere I saw a QR code my sticker QR code went over it.
You target the right locations and spoof the website and you can get credit card, phone, email, address. Svan this QR code for 20% off blah blah blah.
Do use them.
Sign: “Scan here for a trail map”
lemmylump: “I better vandalize this. Guys I’m tooootally helping people.”
Noticed parking meters here have prominent labels now stating they do not use QR codes. I’m sure that’s just providing the spot to put the scam QR code, but it’s better than nothing.
