Lately I’ve been working a mobile app called Ethical Barcode that scans product barcodes and determines if the related brand is worth supporting/avoiding. As such of this I’ve been getting pretty familiar with the pitfalls and issues surrounding barcodes and product identification and I thought I’d share some of details that were tricky to find/figure out. Before we get into the hurdles though, I’ll cover some barcode basics. Barcode Types(that matter)