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I think the forced tracking is half the point.
by 0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
I think the forced tracking is half the point.
- whoopdedo 3y agoAn example of this and candidate for worst use of a QR code is found on Wifi APs provided by AT&T. A sticker on the device shows a convenient QR code that will get you connected. If you're thinking it uses industry standard Wifi schema well you don't know AT&T very well. Instead it sends you to att.com. That's right, in order to connect to the wifi so you can get online you must first be online so you can get the password from a website. Fortunately they still print the SSID and password on the back. But it's clear that AT&T would rather you go through their telemetry portal instead. (And then there's how the signal on it was so weak that it couldn't penetrate interior walls more than 10 meters away. But that's another story.)
- unpopular42 3y agoWhat forced tracking? If you're going to visit the URL, there is no extra tracking that can be provided by the QR or the shortener. Same if you aren't going to visit it
- ArnoVW 3y agoThe QR code means that you can include a tracking id into the URL