QR Code scams

[Mik]

Now, just like a link that I don't know the for sure source, I'd never scan a QR code too. But parking meters and such? Hard to suss out.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/qr-code-scams-are-hidden-in-plain-sight-here-s-how-to-spot-them/ar-AA1oCmx2?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=6b6db7b211944f3294ccdb96933ff5ff&ei=82

[Axtremus]

That's the thing ... it's very hard to verify if something posted in the public is legit.

Still, I feel quite comfortable scanning QR codes using an app that would simply show me the decoded content (and would not automatically open any link). I don't feel as comfortable doing so with iOS' built-in Camera app because I am not entirely sure Apple/iOS won't try to do any "smart" thing to it without me approving it first.

[Mik]

Yep. Both WIndows and IOS try a bit too hard to 'help' me. I like Linux, which only does just what I tell it too. But then I liked DOS too.

[jon-nyc]

@Axtremus

Do you use such an app? If so, which?

[blondie]

Read about this happening with parking meters in a city in my province.

[Axtremus]

@jon-nyc said in QR Code scams:

@Axtremus

Do you use such an app? If so, which?

This one I have been using for a few years: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-qr-code-reader-simply-to-scan-a-qr-code/id1068766238
It works well, though it seems to have started displaying ads recently (OK by me, no qualm with software developers making a buck).

This may become my new favorite: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/qr-pro-easy-qr-code-scanner/id1013912824
Because it can also decode barcodes, no ad, no “in-app purchase,” and the developer says it does not collect any data.