EU has also been at it https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/files/counterf_par_trade/doc_publ_consult_200803/114_b_efpia_en.pdf
El domingo, 24 de diciembre de 2017, 17:38:57 (UTC+1), Frank Davidson escribió: > > A few weeks ago, I saw this report on the PBS NewsHour: > > > https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/fighting-the-public-health-threat-of-counterfeit-drugs > > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fnewshour%2Fshow%2Ffighting-the-public-health-threat-of-counterfeit-drugs&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNED32vXuXXyv80iowZldCg5SxLYSw> > > I have just (as in haven't even started putting code in GitHub yet) > started to work on an app which I was thinking might help deal with this > and truly help folks out, worldwide. It also could help with drugs bought > over the internet as well, I would think. > > The idea is to use aztec bar codes to encode a manufacturer's ECDSA > signature and a UUID and possible some other metadata on the label of a > bottle of pharmaceuticals. > > An Android and iOS app would then allow an individual or small pharmacy to > scan that bottle, verifying the signature against a manufacturer's website, > where there would be verification against their public key and also their > cert with their cert authority. Smartphones and the Internet are fast > becoming ubiquitous even in the developing world. > > I'm working on the code right now and I'll post things as I progress. > > I'm not looking for any money at all because I think the programming task > isn't really too hard, but, I was thinking that the greater Go community > might also have an interest. > > I'm not sure if there's a charitable team or group or anything, but I > thought I'd check it out. I'd like to make this totally OSS with a > non-profit backing it (if it gets to that state eventually). I've > registered verx.codes as a domain. > > I'm not totally sure yet if this is feasible in the real world or if the > pharmaceutical companies could be persuaded to buy in, but I would think it > could also be good for their brands and give them a way to track individual > bottles and provide authenticated info to users like expiration dates and > extensive use instructions once a person successfully scans and verifies a > code and then gets passed to the company's website. > > Anyway, totally just beginning and I'd welcome any thoughts, comments, > and/or critisms! > > Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the Go community! > > Frank > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
