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by vortico 10y ago

Before reading, I thought this about was stealing information from public WiFi. After reading, I realize this is for the McDonalds website, but why do people need a password for their website?

sbassi 10y ago
Last time I check was for press, to get PRs before they are public (in the embargo period)
- deathanatos 10y ago
  McD's has embargoed press releases? …about… what?
  - mseebach 10y ago
    Yeah. Beats me too. What would an publicly traded firm with 30+k restaurants and half a million employees world wide be doing with a professional PR operation?
mwill 10y ago
Maybe for delivery? I believe some McDonalds deliver, right?
- marak830 10y ago
  They do here in Japan. But I am unsure if there is a login(from most examples I see here, I would assume they do though).
  - tomw1808 10y ago
    God, you live in Japan _and_ you have McDonalds delivery. I am seriously jealous right now!
    - NTripleOne 10y ago
      I've heard delivered Maccy's isn't very good (mind, this was in Singapore, not Japan) - the food always arrives cold, sweaty and just generally gross.
      - ValentineC 10y ago
        It's fine in Singapore, and they're always happy to replace an unsatisfactory order.
      - dragonsky 10y ago
        I know that over the counter Mackas isn't very good. It's cold soggy and generally going to disappoint.
- yen223 10y ago
  They do in Malaysia(!)
- raptium 10y ago
  24hours McDelivery in Hong Kong!
- nom 10y ago
  Looking into the future here: Amazon will surely deliver :D (pun intended)
- gargarplex 10y ago
  McDonald's delivers in NYC. They're even on Seamless.
timcederman 10y ago
For the mobile app.
- donarb 10y ago
  They also have contests like Monopoly.
  - deathanatos 10y ago
    Neither of you answered the question: > why do people need a password for their website? Why does the mobile app need a password for the website? (Why does McD's need a mobile app?) Why does Monopoly need a password? It worked just fine back in the days before there were mobile apps; peeling a sticker off fries doesn't require a mobile app. Heck, Coke was more fun back then because you could win a free coke or stuff. Now I'll never win a free anything, because I'll never sign up for every asinine website. My data is either being sold, or stockpiled into a database that's waiting to be hacked.
    - NTripleOne 10y ago
      Is Maccy's monopoly all digital now in the states or something? Across the pond, we still get the little stickers and the fold out 'boards' to stick them on. On a related note, I cleared out the zipper part of the notes section of my wallet the other day, mostly old receipts and bus tickets - but I also found a bunch of expired monopoly stickers from last year, 4 free apple pies, 2 free drinks, 1 free hot drink, 2 free cheeseburgers and 1 free fries. Someone remind me to never put things away 'safely' when they have a use-by date on them...
      - cookiecaper 10y ago
        You still get the physical pieces but they all have unique redemption codes printed on them. I assume if you win anything besides a free drink, they make you input the redemption codes to prevent counterfeiting.
    - cookiecaper 10y ago
pvdebbe 10y ago
You can register your family to a McD account and your kids below 12 get free meal coupons for birthdays. Someone I know maintains 4 imaginary kids to his family account and collects 4 free meals a year. :)
- arkitaip 10y ago
  "Hi, I would like to collect these free meals for my totally legit kids, Little Bobby Tables, Asdf, Hunter123 and Admin."
  - ablation 10y ago
    Can't believe how much ; DROP TABLE "NAME"; has grown!
    - fb03 10y ago
      Thank you for the morning giggle :)
  - voidz 10y ago
    Oh, never mind NULL.
  - ainiriand 10y ago
    'Say hi to 'alert(1)' if you please!'
  - nommm-nommm 10y ago
    Nitpick: It's hunter2 not hunter123. For anyone unfamiliar: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hunter2 http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hunter2
    - OJFord 10y ago
      Presumably you knew he got it wrong because it wasn't *'d out for you?
- djsumdog 10y ago
Bud 10y ago
Never mind why people need a password; why does McDonald's even need to have a website of any kind in the first place?
- kiallmacinnes 10y ago
  Menus, Nutritional info, contact details, location map, franchise info, competitions, complaints, job listings and probably more. (I've not actually checked the site to see if any of these are actually there, but.. these would be valid for nearly any fast food chain)

by vortico 10y ago

Before reading, I thought this about was stealing information from public WiFi. After reading, I realize this is for the McDonalds website, but why do people need a password for their website?

sbassi 10y ago

Last time I check was for press, to get PRs before they are public (in the embargo period)

deathanatos 10y ago
McD's has embargoed press releases? …about… what?
- mseebach 10y ago
  Yeah. Beats me too. What would an publicly traded firm with 30+k restaurants and half a million employees world wide be doing with a professional PR operation?

mwill 10y ago

Maybe for delivery? I believe some McDonalds deliver, right?

marak830 10y ago
They do here in Japan. But I am unsure if there is a login(from most examples I see here, I would assume they do though).
- tomw1808 10y ago
  God, you live in Japan _and_ you have McDonalds delivery. I am seriously jealous right now!
  - NTripleOne 10y ago
    I've heard delivered Maccy's isn't very good (mind, this was in Singapore, not Japan) - the food always arrives cold, sweaty and just generally gross.
    - ValentineC 10y ago
      It's fine in Singapore, and they're always happy to replace an unsatisfactory order.
    - dragonsky 10y ago
      I know that over the counter Mackas isn't very good. It's cold soggy and generally going to disappoint.
yen223 10y ago
They do in Malaysia(!)
raptium 10y ago
24hours McDelivery in Hong Kong!
nom 10y ago
Looking into the future here: Amazon will surely deliver :D (pun intended)
gargarplex 10y ago
McDonald's delivers in NYC. They're even on Seamless.

timcederman 10y ago

For the mobile app.

donarb 10y ago
They also have contests like Monopoly.
- deathanatos 10y ago
  Neither of you answered the question: > why do people need a password for their website? Why does the mobile app need a password for the website? (Why does McD's need a mobile app?) Why does Monopoly need a password? It worked just fine back in the days before there were mobile apps; peeling a sticker off fries doesn't require a mobile app. Heck, Coke was more fun back then because you could win a free coke or stuff. Now I'll never win a free anything, because I'll never sign up for every asinine website. My data is either being sold, or stockpiled into a database that's waiting to be hacked.
  - NTripleOne 10y ago
    Is Maccy's monopoly all digital now in the states or something? Across the pond, we still get the little stickers and the fold out 'boards' to stick them on. On a related note, I cleared out the zipper part of the notes section of my wallet the other day, mostly old receipts and bus tickets - but I also found a bunch of expired monopoly stickers from last year, 4 free apple pies, 2 free drinks, 1 free hot drink, 2 free cheeseburgers and 1 free fries. Someone remind me to never put things away 'safely' when they have a use-by date on them...
    - cookiecaper 10y ago
      You still get the physical pieces but they all have unique redemption codes printed on them. I assume if you win anything besides a free drink, they make you input the redemption codes to prevent counterfeiting.
  - cookiecaper 10y ago

pvdebbe 10y ago

You can register your family to a McD account and your kids below 12 get free meal coupons for birthdays. Someone I know maintains 4 imaginary kids to his family account and collects 4 free meals a year. :)

arkitaip 10y ago
"Hi, I would like to collect these free meals for my totally legit kids, Little Bobby Tables, Asdf, Hunter123 and Admin."
- ablation 10y ago
  Can't believe how much ; DROP TABLE "NAME"; has grown!
  - fb03 10y ago
    Thank you for the morning giggle :)
- voidz 10y ago
  Oh, never mind NULL.
- ainiriand 10y ago
  'Say hi to 'alert(1)' if you please!'
- nommm-nommm 10y ago
  Nitpick: It's hunter2 not hunter123. For anyone unfamiliar: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hunter2 http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hunter2
  - OJFord 10y ago
    Presumably you knew he got it wrong because it wasn't *'d out for you?
djsumdog 10y ago

Bud 10y ago

Never mind why people need a password; why does McDonald's even need to have a website of any kind in the first place?

kiallmacinnes 10y ago
Menus, Nutritional info, contact details, location map, franchise info, competitions, complaints, job listings and probably more. (I've not actually checked the site to see if any of these are actually there, but.. these would be valid for nearly any fast food chain)