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I hate QR codes. Well hate might be too strong a word, but it bugs me that they're not human readable and thus can't be validated. It's easy for someone to prin
by ndsipa_pomu 3y ago
I hate QR codes. Well hate might be too strong a word, but it bugs me that they're not human readable and thus can't be validated. It's easy for someone to print out a QR sticker and place it over the official QR code and thus get people to go to a different URL entirely - QR jacking. I'm not aware of any good defense against it other than to not trust QR codes. The better alternative is for the menu to tell you the name of the app and you download it from your choice of app store that you trust.
I quite like ordering from an app if it's well designed, but unfortunately most of them aren't, so you go round in circles trying to figure out how to get the options you want together.
- 3np 3y agoThis can be solved by the app: Present the user with the a choice before acting upon anything scanned.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoWould that work just by displaying the URL? Presumably that could be gamed by using a URL shortener, so the user would be none the wiser.
- sofixa 3y agoHaving an app for such a scenario sounds wildly unnecessary. A very simple website can and does fill the same role, without requiring a download.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoI agree, but try persuading a restaurant/bar chain that they don't need their own app.