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		cookie_monsta on Oct 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea: QR Code Menu... We were using them to "check in" during covid. They were mmmm... moderately useful I guess but of course the whole idea got mired in controversy

endgame on Oct 30, 2022 [–]

And then all that "definitely going to be used for contact tracing only" data got shared around with the police.

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