Comments on: Scan QR Codes on the iPhone with Scan App http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marryweather http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/#comment-495099 Marryweather Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:53:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=36066#comment-495099 How did you make the QR code that goes to the website? How did you make the QR code that goes to the website?

]]> By: Marcus http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/#comment-495092 Marcus Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:34:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=36066#comment-495092 If there is one thing I learned about QR Codes from this, it's that guys named Mark know a lot about them. And this is coming from a guy named Marcus. Anyway, I agree with the sentiment here. Don't go scanning any QR code that comes across your face as they could go to anything. Just like any link on the web, if you don't trust where it's coming from, considering whether or not it's worth scanning. If there is one thing I learned about QR Codes from this, it’s that guys named Mark know a lot about them. And this is coming from a guy named Marcus.

Anyway, I agree with the sentiment here. Don’t go scanning any QR code that comes across your face as they could go to anything. Just like any link on the web, if you don’t trust where it’s coming from, considering whether or not it’s worth scanning.

]]> By: Hudson the Hawk http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/#comment-494947 Hudson the Hawk Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:09:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=36066#comment-494947 Here in Switzerland we had some "incidents" were some criminals put there own QR code over the real one; the new QR code opened up a completly different site mostly to try to install a virus or trojan. So a QR code app should first show you the URL before it hands it over to Safari or intended program. Here in Switzerland we had some “incidents” were some criminals put there own QR code over the real one; the new QR code opened up a completly different site mostly to try to install a virus or trojan. So a QR code app should first show you the URL before it hands it over to Safari or intended program.

]]> By: Different Mark http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/#comment-494912 Different Mark Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:56:20 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=36066#comment-494912 Who would've thought there'd be so many Marks wanting to comment on this article?! Anyway, be careful with QR Codes. They may be handy at times, but they can also be dangerous. You have absolutely no idea of the address to which you'll be directed. There's nothing to stop an unscrupulous person printing out a new QR code at the same size as the original one and sticking it on top of it. Chances are that you simply wouldn't notice. You'd be sent off to some middle-man website (possibly containing malware or worse) and you'd be none-the-wiser until you experience the fallout. As soon as I had that realisation, I stopped scanning QR codes and dumped the app - they usually have a human-readable URL alongside them anyway. Kinda defeats the purpose of the QR code really! Who would’ve thought there’d be so many Marks wanting to comment on this article?!

Anyway, be careful with QR Codes. They may be handy at times, but they can also be dangerous. You have absolutely no idea of the address to which you’ll be directed.

There’s nothing to stop an unscrupulous person printing out a new QR code at the same size as the original one and sticking it on top of it. Chances are that you simply wouldn’t notice. You’d be sent off to some middle-man website (possibly containing malware or worse) and you’d be none-the-wiser until you experience the fallout.

As soon as I had that realisation, I stopped scanning QR codes and dumped the app – they usually have a human-readable URL alongside them anyway. Kinda defeats the purpose of the QR code really!

]]> By: Mark 2 http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/#comment-494677 Mark 2 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:26:47 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=36066#comment-494677 There are several free apps to do this, myself I us qrreader. Q code are heavily use in the Far East There are several free apps to do this, myself I us qrreader.

Q code are heavily use in the Far East

]]> By: Mark http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/#comment-494662 Mark Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:54:10 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=36066#comment-494662 Ehhh I see these at the grocery store, but why? Never found a compelling reason to take the time to scan one. Probably won't change that idea. Someone once referred to them as user hostile "robot barf" and I like that analogy, because they do not look user friendly at all. Ehhh I see these at the grocery store, but why? Never found a compelling reason to take the time to scan one. Probably won’t change that idea.

Someone once referred to them as user hostile “robot barf” and I like that analogy, because they do not look user friendly at all.

]]> By: ark http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/13/scan-qr-code-iphone/#comment-494648 ark Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:39:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=36066#comment-494648 The Google search app does it to. The Google search app does it to.

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