2026 Political Chat

[Someone_else]

If the QR code can encode so much data, does this mean that each individual item could be traced to it's original point of sale?

If the manufacturer is willing to encode a serial number into each 2-D code, sure.
That would mean a bit more expense in printing the packaging, but they would probably value the tracking data even more.

 

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Secret Service agent for Vance under review for allegedly leaking information​

By Molly Parks
Published July 23, 2026

A member of Vice President JD Vance’s Secret Service detail has been placed under investigation for allegedly compromising informational and operational security, the Secret Service confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

The Secret Service agent is suspected of leaking information to MS Now for a report claiming the vice president’s personal travel plans have been frustrating for his security detail, according to multiple reports. The MS Now report, published in mid-July, included details regarding the vice president’s then-upcoming travel plans to fly via helicopter with his son to a golf lesson at Joint Base Andrews, a plan that the outlet said was subsequently changed after the release of their report.

Secret Service agent for Vance under review for allegedly leaking information

The Secret Service agent is reportedly suspected of leaking information to MS Now for a report on the vice president's travel habits and plans.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

 

[chieftain]

That is a complete deal-breaker.
It is one thing to require communication for authorizing cards. But it's another to tie a product's ID to an online lookup that can change at any time for any reason. Do retailers actually want third parties to hold their inventory hostage?

A 2D barcode symbology can encode any data within a pre-defined limit, it doesn't mean it's a URL.

In this instance GS1 (my business does a lot of work with them) wants to have a product description encoded in the DataMatrix or QR barcode, so that data doesn't have to be kept in whatever database is used by the store.

 

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[Goldhedge]

BOMBSHELL Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says she found evidence that Joe Biden’s family was being blackmailed by China (and shows the documents) and our mainstream media ignored the evidence

“What we saw in the release of the records, which I'm afraid I think in the media or legacy media there was kind of a willful blindness. They didn't want to look at the records. All you had to do was spend a couple of hours. I found these records which are talking about blackmail by China. It was for President Biden's daily brief. I can conclude, I think, that it was probably about targeting his family”

She explains earlier that all this was ignored and buried by the FBI, CIA and the media in order to keep Democrats in power

 

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