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| From | Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes |
| Date | 2025-07-04 19:47 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <mcqluqFfvonU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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Stefan Ram wrote: > Letting stuff run without the user doing anything is risky, > kind of like letting macros go off in a doc file as soon as you > open it. Imagine if every time you downloaded an exe, it just ran > right away. That would be a nightmare! > > So, if that's actually how QR codes work, that needs to be > fixed. When you scan a QR, it should just show you the text > and let you copy it if you want. If you decide to open it > as a URI, that should be your call. Despite what Vanguard said, I'm not aware of any QR app that automatically visits a URL, or connects to a wifi SSID, or calls a phone number *just* because you scanned one of those types of QR code ... it's akin to saying mice are dangerous because you can click links with a mouse.
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Recognising (or not) QR codes Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2025-07-01 15:15 +0100
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-01 15:39 +0100
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-01 14:57 +0000
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-01 16:12 +0100
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-01 15:25 +0000
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-07-01 18:07 +0100
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
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-07-02 08:48 +0200
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
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Yusuf Khan <yusuf.khan.nospam@ptcl.net.pk> - 2025-07-02 22:03 +0500
Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-07-02 18:41 +0100
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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