Wired: A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Wired: A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms

A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms

The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how ballots will be counted.

WIRED (www.wired.com)

#qrcodes #uspol

[killick@dmv.community]

@ai6yr

Can't use QR codes because they're now illegal? Use a bar code instead. Or use a frigging scan-tron-- a tech that's been machine-reading paper for 50 years or more, but just print it instead of having people using #2 pencils.

[annehargreaves@ioc.exchange]

@killick @ai6yr Punch cards even?

[coolcalmcollected@mastodon.social]

@annehargreaves @killick @ai6yr

they tried that.

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/12/666812854/the-florida-recount-of-2000-a-nightmare-that-goes-on-haunting

[killick@dmv.community]

@coolcalmcollected @annehargreaves @ai6yr

Ah yes, the infamous "Hanging Chad" in Palm Beach County.

[annehargreaves@ioc.exchange]

@killick @coolcalmcollected @ai6yr haha yes!