3 ms·
The online drug trade behind QR code stickers plastered on streets across the UK
- suraci 1y ago[flagged]
- AStonesThrow 1y agoWithin the past few months, some brightly-colored stickers with high production values began appearing on lamp-posts in my neighborhood. And of course they feature QR codes. At first I thought they were simply some sort of gang-related territory tag, and probably a fictitious "business" or "entity" and that the QR code would be nothing but misdirection. (It is not uncommon for gangs to tag using stickers that readily adhere to a surface; in the past we would often spot standard-issue "HELLO MY NAME IS" tags with custom Magic Marker "calligraphy".) But I can also certainly entertain ideas of it being a rather obvious cannabis-delivery operation, especially considering the decriminalization of the stuff around these parts.
- reify 1y agoOld news been going on for years A 2023 Daily Mail scare mongering manipulative version Warning over 'dangerous' scannable stickers left near school targeting children ... Outraged parents and residents have issued a stark warning. More drug dealers stick QR codes on lampposts as selling tactic 6 Dec 2023 ... A growing number of brazen drug dealers are using QR codes stuck on lampposts to try and sell cannabis near schools.