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When I used to work as a security guard, I used to cheat my security rounds. Who wanted to make a round every hour or 30 mins. Things changed like 8 years ago,

When I used to work as a security guard, I used to cheat my security rounds. Who wanted to make a round every hour or 30 mins. Things changed like 8 years ago, now every security guard needs to scan a bar code at various places to show that he/she is indeed doing his/her rounds.

caf 9y ago
Couldn't you just snap a photo of the barcodes, then scan a printout next time?
- a3n 9y ago
  Couldn't he just ... do anything else except shirk?
  - caf 9y ago
    Certainly, but I'm actually questioning the efficacy of the barcode system in preventing shirking, not this individual's questionable choices.
  - tarboreus 9y ago
    What are you, a schoolmarm? Shirk away, I say.
- fmj 9y ago
  The barcode is on their badge, the scanners are at the checkpoints. You could scan a copy, but if you're the only person in the building you'll still have to go to each scanner.
RileyJames 9y ago
Take photo of each barcode, print, scan in sequence... I imagine location would be tracked in tandem making it harder, or obviously suspect if there is no location data provided. It’s all very short sighted, they will eventually be caught & fired, most likely through non-technical means.
__jal 9y ago
This concept in history: http://www.watchclocks.org/Types/types.html http://www.watchclocks.org/Types/types.html
Cogito 9y ago
With scan card access system, the security guards need to scan their passes when doing the rounds. Pretty easy to look at their scan logs and infer what they were doing. Using bar codes seems relatively easy to fake, but if you have the infrastructure in place then the access scanner seems to address that concern. Main issue is having the access control in the first place - won't help you if the guards are 'inside' the scanner and would never need to swipe while doing their rounds. At my work you have to scan to use the lifts, so you can see how long the guards take to do each floor in the logs.

caf 9y ago

Couldn't you just snap a photo of the barcodes, then scan a printout next time?

a3n 9y ago
Couldn't he just ... do anything else except shirk?
- caf 9y ago
  Certainly, but I'm actually questioning the efficacy of the barcode system in preventing shirking, not this individual's questionable choices.
- tarboreus 9y ago
  What are you, a schoolmarm? Shirk away, I say.
fmj 9y ago
The barcode is on their badge, the scanners are at the checkpoints. You could scan a copy, but if you're the only person in the building you'll still have to go to each scanner.

RileyJames 9y ago

Take photo of each barcode, print, scan in sequence... I imagine location would be tracked in tandem making it harder, or obviously suspect if there is no location data provided. It’s all very short sighted, they will eventually be caught & fired, most likely through non-technical means.

__jal 9y ago

This concept in history: http://www.watchclocks.org/Types/types.html http://www.watchclocks.org/Types/types.html

Cogito 9y ago

With scan card access system, the security guards need to scan their passes when doing the rounds. Pretty easy to look at their scan logs and infer what they were doing. Using bar codes seems relatively easy to fake, but if you have the infrastructure in place then the access scanner seems to address that concern. Main issue is having the access control in the first place - won't help you if the guards are 'inside' the scanner and would never need to swipe while doing their rounds. At my work you have to scan to use the lifts, so you can see how long the guards take to do each floor in the logs.