Keithambrose Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago On 6/6/2025 at 12:42 PM, BjornAgain said: QR codes don't just link to a website. Depending how it's been created, they can download Apps, manipulate your WiFi, network and security settings, transmit data etc. As an ex IT security consultant I have this facility disabled on my phone because of the risks. Was at a resturant couple of months ago where they had QR codes for the menu. Waitress had to hand over her phone as all the old printed menus had been binned. In a beach restaurant in Brighton, you had to order by QR code at your table. My QR code did not work. I summoned the waitress who didn't believe me, and said 'it must work'. Finally, as I was about to walk out, she relented, and accepted an oral order! Ruthrieston and BjornAgain 2 Quote
PeterRS Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 3 hours ago, Keithambrose said: In a beach restaurant in Brighton, you had to order by QR code at your table. My QR code did not work. I summoned the waitress who didn't believe me, and said 'it must work'. Finally, as I was about to walk out, she relented, and accepted an oral order! In an earlier post i suggested the comment by @Keithambrose was probably the longest he had ever contributed. This beats it by a mile. Quote
PeterRS Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago On 6/6/2025 at 6:42 PM, BjornAgain said: QR codes don't just link to a website. Depending how it's been created, they can download Apps, manipulate your WiFi, network and security settings, transmit data etc. As an ex IT security consultant I have this facility disabled on my phone because of the risks. As a non-technical guy and just out of curiosity, for what reason did QR codes succeed bar codes? Quote
