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Old 03-18-2025, 10:37 AM
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You may find some squeamish to scan QR codes because of the scams going around. Not that long ago there was the guy who made his own that directed scans to his fictitious website for paying for parking. The wise guy made a site and codes , then pasted them over parking meter scans codes in Texas. When someone scanned they paid him for parking and exposed their credit card info for future use.
I agree. I have also heard that scanning a QR code can install malicious software on your phone. I never scan those QR codes.