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Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes

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Subject Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes
Date Fri, 4 Jul 2025 19:47:51 +0100
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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 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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