Shared bicycles are not profitable yet, but loopholes have breeded a gray industrial chain

　　When we see shared bicycles in the city, what will happen first? Convenient, easy to deal with, cheap, or "privacy is violated"?

　　That's right, few people will think that in our opinion, the means of transportation that is convenient and easy to deal with has become a means of monetization in the eyes of some criminals. Driven by interests, gray industries (gray industry chain) have already started gray businesses behind millions of bicycles by thinking about the various loopholes in shared bicycles. If this trend spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable.

　　"Password Sharing"

　　Anyone who can pass search engines, we can see such pages. Since mechanical locks were used when deploying vehicles earlier, the lock-opening method that Xiaohuangche has worked hard to create for users is used as a profit tool by those who are interested in it: each small yellow car has only a fixed unlocking password, so as long as someone remembers the password of the car, you can bypass the billing system of the mobile APP, unlock the lock directly, and ride for free.

　　It is understood that this road was originally popular in a relatively closed campus environment, because the number of vehicles is limited and the use area is relatively closed. Some acquaintances can share the fixed password of the fixed vehicle by joining friends.

　　However, as the number of small yellow cars being deployed across the country continues to increase, this defect has also been exploited by some "smart people" in society. Some criminals have formed online social groups to share license plate numbers and passwords online, and some people have even developed it into a sharing platform to make profits. At present, there are still a large number of small yellow cars sharing bicycle password lock cracking tutorials or tools that are shared and downloaded online.

　　Dongdong Notes searched for "ofo small yellow car password sharing" online, and the first one appeared was a so-called "ofo small yellow car password sharing platform". After entering the platform, you will find that there are three options: "license plate number", "free password acquisition", and "password sharing QQ group ×××××". In addition, there are hundreds of messages below, including some license plate numbers and corresponding passwords.

　　In addition to these sharing platforms, the QQ group is also a severely affected area for bicycle sharing passwords. Dongdong Notes discovered a large number of small yellow car password sharing groups by searching for "of small yellow car password sharing" on QQ.

　　Most of these groups will provide new members with one or two free lock-opening opportunities. After the number of times exceeds the number, you need to pay a special "administrator" to unlock it (3~50 cents a time). Moreover, among the many password sharing groups, there are many "advanced groups" that require payment to join.

　　Help with student ID and no deposit registration

　　In addition to the use of some bicycle platforms due to mechanical lock defects, gray industry players are also working on the deposit and a series of preferential policies for shared bicycles. For example, a small yellow car born on campus will have special preferential policies for teachers and students in school. Teachers and students in school can enjoy free deposits and free rides for daily first orders by passing ofo's teacher-student certification.

　　As for some shared bicycles such as Xiaoming Bicycle that do not have preferential policies for teachers and students in school, these shared groups will also take advantage of some loopholes to achieve "deposit-free registration".

　　Most of the QQ groups that are shared passwords introduced above will provide "services" with no deposit registration and teacher-student certification. Through understanding, I found that the charges for these sharing groups range from 9 yuan to 20 yuan per time.

　　To this end, Dongdong Notes tried to ask the administrator of one of the QQ groups about the registration without deposit. The other party said that ofo's student certification business only needs to pay a certain amount of handling fee, and then provide a mobile phone number. They will help to authenticate the rest. However, according to some media reports, some sharing groups will disappear directly after charging or cannot provide free procedures, causing losses to payers.

　　Small advertisements, secretly changing QR codes

　　If it is not very popular to drill for loopholes and cheat small money, then the small advertisements called "urban psoriasis" have begun to shift to the battlefield with the massive launch of shared bicycles. This free "mobile billboard" has now become a hot commodity in the eyes of these unscrupulous merchants. From personal inspection to collecting media reports, we all found that the body, handlebars, baskets, and even the "authentic" QR code of shared bicycles were posted with small advertisements.

　　These small advertisements are posted in a more conspicuous position on the vehicle's body, and the impact on the vehicle's appearance is naturally self-evident. Some small advertisements (printed into QR codes) simply cover the original vehicle QR code, so that the scanners fail to use the car, but instead pay attention to the advertisement. In addition, most small advertisements are self-adhesive, and it is difficult to completely remove them after being pasted.

　　Recently, Nanjing and Chengdu have proposed in the draft for soliciting opinions on shared bicycles that shared bicycle operators should strengthen the daily maintenance of vehicles and clean up small advertisements for illegal vehicles in a timely manner.

　　Many bicycle companies also expressed their helplessness in this regard. They found that this situation could only be removed as much as possible, but the removal of self-adhesive stickers was very laborious and would leave some traces. A platform operation and maintenance staff once told the media: "These illegal merchants harm others and benefit themselves. A small advertisement smeared a car."

　　A few dozen yuan to help you change the block lock

　　In addition to the above-mentioned methods of taking advantage of loopholes, some people's methods are obviously simpler and more crude - changing the lock directly.

　　Recently, some media discovered on Taobao that many merchants are selling so-called "shared bicycle password locks". These merchants claim that they are manufacturers of related shared bicycles. The prices of the "cryptographic locks" they sell are mostly between more than ten yuan and fifty yuan, and they will have free shipping.

　　After users purchase their password lock, they claim to teach users to remove the original lock on the shared bicycle and replace it with the purchased lock, without any mistakes. In this way, buyers can achieve the purpose of privately occupying bicycles for a long time.

　　Even in early April, similar sellers can still be found on Taobao through searches, and some have shown transaction volume. Dongdong Notes also tried to search for "Same Password Lock for Small Yellow Cars" on Taobao, and there were quite a few results.

　　From the above methods of gray production, we can find that ofo small yellow car is the hardest hit area of ​​the gray business chain, and the mechanical lock used by the small yellow car is also the main factor that the gray car is willing to take action. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the small yellow car has also publicly stated that the first batch of ofo Curve bicycles will be put into use in Shenzhen in April, and the new generation of bicycles uses electronic locks, and "the past version of ofo bicycles is gradually upgraded and replaced with electronic locks." Perhaps, only if the shared bicycle platform completely abandons mechanical locks, most loopholes will be blocked.

　　Being greedy for small gains can easily lead to big losses

　　Faced with these gray business chains, it is undoubtedly the platform that has suffered well-known losses. Sometimes ordinary users will gain short-term benefits out of luck, while some users are unwilling to be hacked by fake QR codes. The least of which is the behavior of taking advantage but suffering big losses.

　　In the past year, there have been many cases of privately occupying shared bicycles and being fined and detained. Many people who may have never been in the "bureau" in their lifetime have violated the law because of their unintentional intention. Some people put bicycles in the car and pulled them back to their hometown, some people hid bicycles in their own houses, some people changed their bicycles to special locks, and some people knew that they had embezzled bicycles and sold bicycles.

　　Regarding the "shared password" and "free registration" incidents, relevant legal professionals said: A contract was signed between the consumer and the shared bicycle platform, and the user paid the fee to use it. There is a lease contract relationship between the two. From the perspective of property law, the property rights of this bicycle belong to the shared platform, and any act of sabotage against a bicycle may constitute infringement.

　　If it is private possession, it means illegally turning the ownership of the vehicle into private possession. If it is private possession or even reselling it repeatedly, it can constitute the crime of theft. As the leasing party, the platform should receive corresponding compensation whether in terms of civil law or tort liability law. The platform can require the breach of contract users to bear the breach of contract liability, or require the infringer of a third party to infringe on the creditor's rights to bear the liability.

　　Of course, it is not enough to completely prevent these uncivilized phenomena from happening. On the one hand, shared bicycle operators should clarify the responsibilities and rights of users and inform them of the consequences of the violation. On the other hand, relevant government departments should also issue corresponding laws and regulations as soon as possible to safeguard the interests of the platform and users.

　　The most important thing is that the platform should use technical means and management measures to eliminate the possibility of loopholes in "gray products" and some ill-gotten gains, and further improve the relevant usage regulations and agreements of bicycles.

　　In this society where sharing tides are constantly emerging, the emergence of shared bicycles seems to have become a touchstone for the rule of law literacy of the people. I believe that most users cherish shared bicycles and cherish this shared travel method. However, if the base number behind any small loophole is millions, it will cause evil thoughts in some people and lead to evil and unrestrained human nature.

　　No matter how strong the car lock is, it cannot withstand a heart without public morality. This helpless sigh should not become the fate of shared bicycles. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. The first half of this sentence is given to those who are thinking about the loopholes in bicycles, and the second half is given to everyone who truly enjoys shared cycling.

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