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QRCode should also show the target url in text, so the user knows where it is taking - something like explicit consent.
by the_arun 2y ago
QRCode should also show the target url in text, so the user knows where it is taking - something like explicit consent.
- jimjimwii 2y agoYep, like how browsers show users urls in their location bars.
- efreak 2y agoGoogle lens and other apps do this. I've seen apps that read QR codes that don't, however. Usually they're single-purpose and just don't recognize unexpected data (scan the magic code to get a character in a game, etc) but if the expected data is formatted as a URL, maybe it tries to fetch resources there (character information and image). I can also see someone making a browser extension that allows scanning a QR code to immediately open it so you don't have to leave your current app.