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From: =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?= <hugybear@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2025 18:17:47 +0200
Organization: Camembert Normand au Lait Cru
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On 03.07.25 17:26, Arno Welzel wrote:
> 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.

The code is very often faked to divert to such a (insecure) site.
Popular where payment processes are involved like EV-chargers for instance.


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