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Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes

From Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes
Date 2025-07-03 17:26 +0200
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Jörg Lorenz, 2025-07-03 17:22:

> On 03.07.25 14:19, Allodoxaphobia wrote:
>> On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 17:02:20 +0200, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>> On 02.07.25 15:24, VanguardLH wrote:
>>>> My concern is a QR code can contain a URL.
>>>
>>> That is their purpose.
>>
>> And scammers/crackers/evil-doers see an opportunity.
> 
> QR-Codes in public places are very insecure. And in addition QR-codes 
> should never be used for financial transactions or other security 
> sensitive activities.

Not the QR-Codes themself are insecure - its the websites they link to.
Therefore you should always carefully check the URL of the QR-Code
before opening it.

Otherwise you should also say, that links on websites are very insecure
as well and should also not just be opened without checking the URL first.


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Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

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    Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-01 14:57 +0000
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  Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-01 11:24 -0500
  Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-01 20:20 +0200
    Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-07-01 19:55 +0100
      Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-01 21:15 +0200
      Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-01 20:03 -0500
        Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-07-02 07:09 +0100
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            Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-07-02 08:07 +0100
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-02 09:00 +0100
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              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-02 10:05 +0200
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-02 12:38 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-02 17:00 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-02 15:31 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-03 15:54 +0200
          Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-02 08:11 +0100
            Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-02 17:08 +0000
            Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-03 17:24 +0200
          Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-02 08:24 -0500
            Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-02 17:02 +0200
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-02 18:40 +0100
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-02 20:11 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-03 13:41 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-03 20:13 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-03 19:31 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-03 22:35 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-06 12:50 +0200
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2025-07-03 12:19 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-03 17:22 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-03 17:26 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-03 18:17 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-06 12:52 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-03 19:28 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-04 17:20 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-07-04 18:30 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-04 19:47 +0100
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-04 23:59 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-04 18:51 +0000
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-05 20:10 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-06 12:55 +0200
            Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-02 15:44 +0000
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-02 17:16 +0000
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-02 22:18 -0500
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-03 11:24 +0200
                Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-03 19:08 +0000
        Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-02 08:05 +0100
          Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-02 10:29 +0200
          Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-02 12:43 +0200
            Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-02 11:53 +0100
              Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-02 17:49 +0000
          Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-02 17:32 +0000
            Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-03 00:34 +0100
      Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-03 17:22 +0200

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