People trying to do an innocent thing and running headlong into porn instead is nothing new. Replace the words QR code in this story with phone number and you’ve got a tale as old as time. In fact, it’s one that I wouldn’t even have bothered to mention had CTV Kitchener not given us all a wonderful gift by assigning it to reporter Jeff Pickel.
Erika Monteiro, who owns a clothing store, said she initially couldn’t believe what her customers were telling her.
“I thought it was like a joke, so I scanned the QR code myself,” Monteiro said.
“At first it seemed fine, but then it wouldn’t let you pay for parking—that seemed to have been disabled,” Monteiro explained. “But when you went to press ‘pay for a parking ticket,’ it would send you directly to the adult entertainment website.”
Monteiro reported seeing township workers racing through downtown yesterday afternoon, covering the compromised QR code signs with garbage bags and tape.
Heh heh, he touched it.
But the clip in the post leads to some woman snorting cocaine and driving. Or am I also on crack? I had to click the link to get the video.
Or not? That’s freaking weird. Actually I think I know why. It’s that weird bug that only happens to me. Never mind. Still, heh, he touched it.
He did. And I believe he also said that if Pickel hadn’t helped him out he might have spent another 10 minutes at it.
I meant given him a hand, of course.