Google I/O FORTRESS: Sold-out dev conference is in LOCKDOWN

Securitai

Need to get in to the conference? - Google have gone for two-stage identification for meatware

"General admission tickets cost $900 and academic tickets are $300"

A bargain compared to Microsoft events. But then I guess Google use your personal info. to target adverts to subside the cost....

Compared to MS Build registration which consisted of sauntering past 15 year olds to scan a barcode and pick up a badge with no ID requested that's extreme.

Sounds like you are tagged for a Google IOMT (Internet of meaty things) experiment, enjoy, complainers will not be accepted into the Borg.

Google, not at all weird and creepy (TM)

N/T

Do the wristbands include a heart rate monitor and skin galvanometer, feeding back to a chip in the speakers brain that allows them to tailor the speech based on the emotional response of the audience?

Or some kind of electroshock or tranquilizer needle for pacifying unrest or removing 'awkward questions'?

And does the personalized mountain dew contains a specific isotopic tracer so they know who you meet with... And maybe to check that when you popped out to the loo, you really went to the loo and not to post some secret sauce to an anonymous blog?

And if not, why not?

Roll Up! Roll up!...

"Somewhat annoyingly, however, the badges also come with a QR code printed on them. Anyone who scans the code will be able to read not only the name associated with the badge, but also the email address. Not sure I remember signing up for that feature."

"Somewhat annoyingly..."? Well yeah, okay, I guess some people might find that "somewhat annoying". Other people might "go ballistic". Or at least deface the fucking code.

And I would have expected that anyone going to a Google event would know that you can sign up for anything you want - and that Google will sign you up - along with the rest of the whole world - for anything they damn well please.

Don't like it? Go complain to any of your bought, sold, paid for, and delivered political representatives and be sure to let us know how that goes - we could all use a good laugh.

Stick your own QR on the top.

I suggest you print out your own QR, perhaps a rickroll or similar, and stick it over the top of your google issued one.

Anyone who scans the code will be able to read not only the name associated with the badge, but also the email address. Not sure I remember signing up for that feature.

Then don't go...