The QR code affixed to shared bicycles cannot be scanned.

Recently, a fan left a message saying that he saw two QR codes on many shared bicycles in Shanghai. After “scanning”, one QR code is for unlocking by bicycle, and the other is for promotions such as “Free lunch” and “Find a House”, asking if there is anything fishy in it.

An investigation by the reporter’s found that services such as “Free lunch” and “Finding Housing” have nothing to do with shared bicycle operating companies and come from third-party companies. Such companies take advantage of the large number of users and high frequency of shared bicycles to privately post their own QR codes for promotion; some of the QR codes that jump to pages also have problems such as illegal collection of users’ personal information.

After receiving the news from fans, reporters randomly selected some centralized parking spots for shared bicycles on the street to investigate, and found that there were two QR codes on the shared bicycles operated by different brands. They often appear at the front of the car, where they are most frequently scanned by car users. The two QR codes are basically the same size. But if you look closely, you can see obvious differences: one is fixed in the QR code frame on the front of the car, with a transparent protective cover on the outside; the other is ordinary sticky paper, but it sticks more firmly and is not easy to tear off.

If you use the shared bicycle brand’s own app to scan, the QR code in the protective cover is a normal unlocking and riding code, and the other one cannot be recognized.

If you scan with WeChat, Alipay or the photography app that comes with your phone, both QR codes can scan the results. The one in the protective cover jumps to the unlocking and cycling page, and the other jumps to a different service provider.

When scanning the code, the reporter also found that if you use WeChat, Alipay or the photography app that comes with your phone to scan the code, since the two QR codes are very close to each other, it is easy to open the sticky QR code; the user must manually close the page. , cover the QR code affixed on the car to open the normal unlocking and riding page.

During the reporter’s investigation, the posted QR codes mainly jump to small programs such as “Free lunch” and “Wonderful Houses”. After verification, it was found that the developer of “Provincial Group Overlord Meal” was Hangzhou Zhiyong Network Technology Co., Ltd., and the developer of “Wonderful Houses” was Miaomin Digital Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

 

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So, do the “Free lunch” and “Wonderful Houses” have anything to do with shared bicycle operating companies?

All shared bicycle operating companies stated that they have not cooperated with this mini program and their developers, and that the QR codes on the bicycles were privately affixed by third-party companies. In fact, shared bicycle operating companies have noticed the relevant situation. In order to prevent consumers from being misled, they have also stepped up their efforts to clean up and call on users to report similar QR codes through the shared bicycle brand’s own App.” After reporting, our backend can lock the vehicle with the QR code on it to improve the removal efficiency.” The reporter saw that there were indeed traces of cleaning left on the fronts of some shared bicycles.

 

The QR codes affixed on some shared bicycles have been removed

Further investigation revealed that the QR codes affixed to shared bicycles were not only advertisements posted privately by some companies in order to gain popularity, but also contained certain risks. For example, after a reporter scanned out the “Free lunch” mini program, he found that his mobile phone number appeared inexplicably on the user page of the mini program. However, the reporter had never used the mini program before “scanning”; during the “scan” process, the mini program was not authorized to obtain the mobile phone number; moreover, the reporter could not find the way to delete the account or unlock the mobile phone number. Authorized entry. Judging from the user experience, the applet is suspected of illegally collecting users’ mobile phone numbers.

“In addition to such unknown advertising links, there are also QR codes that will be affixed to the rear fenders of shared bicycles, directly covering the real riding QR codes.” Li Min, a senior user of shared bicycles, reminded, ” I scanned some of the posted QR codes, and in addition to jumping out to services unrelated to bike-sharing companies, there are also lottery activities, investment advertisements, etc. I feel that this type of QR code is a new type of ‘psoriasis’ that is easier for young people. It is difficult to distinguish between the original QR code and the affixed QR code, but it is difficult for older users to distinguish.” Li Min suggested using the self-owned app of the preferred operating brand of shared bicycles to scan the code to unlock, “the self-owned app does not recognize it.” Fake QR code, but the general code scanning app can recognize the fake QR code”; also, “If you find that the QR code on the car is covered with sticky paper, be sure not to scan it, as there may be a problem. “

However, relying on users to be more vigilant, users to report, and bike sharing companies to clean up cannot solve the problem of fake QR codes from the source. Regarding these fake QR codes, it is necessary for relevant departments to check the companies pointed to by the fake QR codes to see if their promotion and operations are legal, and to put an end to those “psoriasis” that use shared bicycles as a carrier. .

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