Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

#1

Post by ThomasMidgley » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 9:41 AM UTC

Google's camera distorts links in QR codes
heise.de

Re: Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

#2

Post by croes » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 11:09 AM UTC

https://www-heise-de.translate.goog/hintergrund/Googles-Kame...

Re: Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

#3

Post by nacs » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 1:08 PM UTC

croes wrote: post #2

https://www-heise-de.translate.goog/hintergrund/Googles-Kame...

Thanks.

The original site has an obnoxious cookie popup that covers the whole screen and more to the point here you have to scroll to click the buttons on mobile.

Re: Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

#4

Post by egberts1 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:03 PM UTC

Couple that with numerous random stickers found on mailboxes, sign and traffic poles, and near alleyways, QR code is getting trusted less and less by the day.

Re: Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

#5

Post by maupin » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 3:58 PM UTC

nacs wrote: post #3

croes wrote: post #2

https://www-heise-de.translate.goog/hintergrund/Googles-Kame...

Thanks. The original site has an obnoxious cookie popup that covers the whole screen and more to the point here you have to scroll to click the buttons on mobile.

And it prompts for a login.

Re: Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

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Post by T3OU-736 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:35 PM UTC

egberts1 wrote: post #4

Couple that with numerous random stickers found on mailboxes, sign and traffic poles, and near alleyways, QR code is getting trusted less and less by the day.

But why would it be more trusted to begin with?

Re: Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

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Post by egberts1 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 11:19 PM UTC

T3OU-736 wrote: post #6

egberts1 wrote: post #4

Couple that with numerous random stickers found on mailboxes, sign and traffic poles, and near alleyways, QR code is getting trusted less and less by the day.

But why would it be more trusted to begin with?

Trusted by the virtue of curiosity seekers.

Re: Google's camera distorts links in QR codes

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Post by egberts1 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 11:22 PM UTC

Deployers of QR code MUST now embed some form of a checksum value of undisclosed algorithm to protect the original URL.

Hence another frontier of cat-and-mouse game of security theater has emerged.