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: ''[[Privacy Tools]] wiki-page started by [[User:Raven9]], 2023-04-08.''
 
: ''[[Privacy Tools]] wiki-page started by [[User:Raven9]], 2023-04-08.''
 
: ''[[Privacy Tools]] renamed [[Security alternatives]].''
 
: ''[[Privacy Tools]] renamed [[Security alternatives]].''
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== QR codes ==
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[[File:QR code for mobile English Wikipedia.svg|thumb|right|200px|QR code for mobile English Wikipedia.]]
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[[File:QR Code Structure Example 2.svg|thumb|right|200px|QR Code Structure Example 2.]]
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[[File:Body painting - QR code.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Body painting - QR code.]]
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Avoid "quick read" QR codes at all costs.
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Just some reasons to avoid QR codes:
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# Convenience trains you to be conformist, lazy, as well as dependent and addicted to technologies you can not fully control.
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# You're forced to trust all involved in making the image - hardware, software, image maker, employer, advertisers, corporations, etc.  Any or all of these may have been compromised or corrupted.
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# Countless industries are determined to track you and sell your data - including QR code generated data.
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# Countless QR code generators direct you to a tracking site before sending you to the final target site.
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# Malware and spyware may be infiltrate your devices during redirection.
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# Even if you use and open-source QR code generator, there's no guarantee others will use them.
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# Even if a QR code claims it was open-source generated there's no way to verify.
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# It's laughably easy to create fake QR code scams.
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Short videos on QR codes:
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* '''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBN9HFJdA4 Parking QR code scams: What to know and how to protect yourself]''''' (0:59) ~ ABC7, 2024-08-27
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* '''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bbsXVfBMdI Stop using QR codes. - Explained in 2 minutes.]''''' (2:05) ~ Security Researcher, 2024-08-09
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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[[Category:Privacy]]
 
[[Category:Privacy]]
 
[[Category:Privacy tools]]
 
[[Category:Privacy tools]]
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[[Category:QR codes]]
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
 
[[Category:Recommendations]]
 
[[Category:Security]]
 
[[Category:Security]]
 
[[Category:Security alternatives]]
 
[[Category:Security alternatives]]
 
[[Category:Solutions]]
 
[[Category:Solutions]]

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Privacy Tools wiki-page started by User:Raven9, 2023-04-08.
Privacy Tools renamed Security alternatives.


QR codes

QR code for mobile English Wikipedia.
QR Code Structure Example 2.
Body painting - QR code.

Avoid "quick read" QR codes at all costs.

Just some reasons to avoid QR codes:

  1. Convenience trains you to be conformist, lazy, as well as dependent and addicted to technologies you can not fully control.
  2. You're forced to trust all involved in making the image - hardware, software, image maker, employer, advertisers, corporations, etc. Any or all of these may have been compromised or corrupted.
  3. Countless industries are determined to track you and sell your data - including QR code generated data.
  4. Countless QR code generators direct you to a tracking site before sending you to the final target site.
  5. Malware and spyware may be infiltrate your devices during redirection.
  6. Even if you use and open-source QR code generator, there's no guarantee others will use them.
  7. Even if a QR code claims it was open-source generated there's no way to verify.
  8. It's laughably easy to create fake QR code scams.

Short videos on QR codes:


See also

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