One way to combat the issue is to create a "designer code", which is an intricately designed QR code. You can check out examples at http://www.paperlinks.com/designercodes.php. It is much harder for wrongdoers to mimic one of these.
Why does that QR Code go to justinsomnia.org?
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Re: Why does that QR Code go to justinsomnia.org?
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do agree that QR codes can be used for trolling, but there's absolutely no reason you can't inspect the URL before visiting a link from a QR code - all that's stored in the QR code, after all, is the URL! The trivial technical solution is a QR code reader which tells you where you're going before it sends you there, which ZXing (the Barcode Reader for Android) and several iOS QR readers already do.
Short URLs (very common in the QR code space, for making a smaller code) quickly circumvent this solution. If I see "bit.ly/asdf", I'll assume they just shortened their URL.
And cell phones don't display long URLs, another phishing problem begging to be exploited
Re: Why does that QR Code go to justinsomnia.org?
#73Does anyone know of a FF plugin that will decode QR codes in images on a page, and maybe even turn them into live links? Here's one for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bfdjglobiolninfgld...
Here's our Mac OS X program that reads QR codes anywhere on your screen -- any program (browser, editor) -- and makes them live links. http://www.ripeapps.com/#qrreader
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