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My wife and I started talking about this after she had to help an old lady at the DMV figure out how to use her iPhone to scan a QR code. We're in our early 40s.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm 40 and I've never scanned a qr code in my life. So yes, absolutely.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of websites that offer 2FA will require that you scan a QR code. Are you just never using 2FA?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The only 2fa I've used sends an alphanumeric code that I type in.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please don't ever scan a QR code! You have no idea, just like shortened URLs, where it will take you.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Or you could get a QR code reader that displays the URL before opening the browser.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What am I to do if I ever go to a restaurant that only has qr codes for menus?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Draw a few black dots in different spots around the qr code, hopefully you can make enough changes that it breaks the code, but isn't noticeable with the naked eye.