Why do people fall for this?
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@BenCotterill @revk Yep, both have their place.
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Why do people fall for this?
Second time I have seen a nicely printed sign in a shop window with a #QR which when scanned says your free trial is over.
Just make the QR go to your own website FFS.
[helpful info: my free code tools https://qr.revk.uk and web QR encoder https://4.gg at bottom of page - includes a lot of QR abuse as well]
@revk because most people don't know that a qr code is just some text in reliably scannable form. They think it's some complicated magic thing that requires Services.
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Why do people fall for this?
Second time I have seen a nicely printed sign in a shop window with a #QR which when scanned says your free trial is over.
Just make the QR go to your own website FFS.
[helpful info: my free code tools https://qr.revk.uk and web QR encoder https://4.gg at bottom of page - includes a lot of QR abuse as well]
@revk a similar thing that saddens me is shop/van signs saying "https://joes-garden-services.com/ joesgarden2241@gmail.com"... You've got that lovely domain, why not use it for email?
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@BenCotterill @revk Yep, both have their place.
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@revk because most people don't know that a qr code is just some text in reliably scannable form. They think it's some complicated magic thing that requires Services.
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I prefer to see a QR code alongside the information contained within it, rather than just the QR code, but as an easy means of transferring data, I like QR codes.
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I prefer to see a QR code alongside the information contained within it, rather than just the QR code, but as an easy means of transferring data, I like QR codes.
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@BenCotterill @revk We are still talking about a shop window, right?
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@BenCotterill @revk We are still talking about a shop window, right?
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@BenCotterill @revk Yep, both have their place.
@neil @BenCotterill @revk And the place for QR codes is the bin. I'd rather pick up and reuse needles from the ground than follow a link that could be pointing literally anywhere because it's not human readable.
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@revk a similar thing that saddens me is shop/van signs saying "https://joes-garden-services.com/ joesgarden2241@gmail.com"... You've got that lovely domain, why not use it for email?
@kitten_tech @revk
… while most of Joe’s online ‘traffic’ goes via a Facebook page. Where everything’s an image (& not a scrap of alt-text). I despair! -
@neil @BenCotterill @revk And the place for QR codes is the bin. I'd rather pick up and reuse needles from the ground than follow a link that could be pointing literally anywhere because it's not human readable.
@woe2you @neil @BenCotterill My iphone shows me the domain before I follow the link.
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@woe2you @neil @BenCotterill My iphone shows me the domain before I follow the link.
Same here on Android.
As I say, I prefer to see the content separately, but I appreciate the convenience of a QR code.
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Same here on Android.
As I say, I prefer to see the content separately, but I appreciate the convenience of a QR code.
@neil @revk @woe2you @BenCotterill Of course, this is another reason to show the code for mycompany.co.uk rather than dodgyintermediaries.com.
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@neil @revk @woe2you @BenCotterill Of course, this is another reason to show the code for mycompany.co.uk rather than dodgyintermediaries.com.
@RogerBW @neil @woe2you @BenCotterill Indeed.
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Same here on Android.
As I say, I prefer to see the content separately, but I appreciate the convenience of a QR code.
But I am, I suppose, coming at this from the perspective of a QR code for a URL *where the actual URL of the target* is in the QR code. Not some "QR-code-as-a-service" proxy.
But then I feel the same about link shorteners etc., for plain text URLs: just show me the actual destination.
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@neil @revk @woe2you @BenCotterill Of course, this is another reason to show the code for mycompany.co.uk rather than dodgyintermediaries.com.
@RogerBW @revk @woe2you @BenCotterill
Yes, snap.
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But I am, I suppose, coming at this from the perspective of a QR code for a URL *where the actual URL of the target* is in the QR code. Not some "QR-code-as-a-service" proxy.
But then I feel the same about link shorteners etc., for plain text URLs: just show me the actual destination.
@neil @revk @BenCotterill At this point it's safe to assume all shortening is explicitly to disguise tracking.
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@revk thats why i run my own short url with qr code website to avoid this
@KaraDanvers @revk
No need for a short URL (They are terrible things).
Also loads of free QR code generation SW.
Inkscape is one. -
@revk because most people don't know that a qr code is just some text in reliably scannable form. They think it's some complicated magic thing that requires Services.
