By @edent · bitcoin mobile money payment qr · 4 comments · 350 words · read ~436 times.
BitCoin and other crypto-currencies are gaining popularity at the moment - but I remain firmly convinced that they're too hard for the average person to use. I have, however, watched with interest as an ecosystem grows around them. In particular, I like the way The Pirate Bay (and others) have used QR codes to facilitate […]
Continue reading →By @edent · mobile parking payment qr · 2 comments · 550 words · read ~891 times.
Update: A version of this article appears on Sophos's NakedSecurity blog Last year I blogged about how easy it would be to pay for parking via QR code. Now it looks like Islington Council have partnered with Verrus to make this a reality. But is it any good? Well.... nearly. Let's take a look. The […]
Continue reading →By @edent · blog google checkout meta payment paywall voluntary · 1 comment · 500 words · read ~134 times.
Almost a year ago, I postulated a way to turn the tables on the News International paywall. After playing around for a bit, I discovered that it was easy to block The Times from reading a blog, but I couldn't find an easy way to disable the paywall on receipt of payment. So, I've set […]
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