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This is why we can't have nice things :( Maybe some indirect system would defeat this, where the real QR code only works if you have a cookie registered some o
by JoeAltmaier 5y ago
This is why we can't have nice things :(
Maybe some indirect system would defeat this, where the real QR code only works if you have a cookie registered some other way - a phone app or something... and the fake one can't scrape that...
- shard 5y agoMy proposal would be to display the QR code on a screen, and generate a new QR code for every use.
- lucasverra 5y agoThat's at least 2 orders of magnitude more expensive. Maintaining a functioning screen on charge & online is no easy, even less outdoors
- xboxnolifes 5y agoMeters generally already have a screen for showing remaining time. And the meter would have to be online if you can pay from an app, unless the meter is now just a pole with a sticker and everything including remaining time in in the app (Which is not the case for these meters).
- shard 5y agoNow that meters are moving from purely mechanical to electronic devices, the extra cost of the display and connectivity can be reduced by having a central pay station for a row of parking spaces. I believe I've seen some form of central pay station on some streets.
- rocqua 5y agoThe problem is probably solvable if your customers already have the correct app. The issue is if your customers are using the QR code to install your app. A scammer can change that QR code and hijack the customer's entire experience.