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What's inside the QR code menu at this cafe? (peabee.substack.com)

submitted 2 months ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 84 points 2 months ago (11 children)

scanning a random qr code has to be this generation's plugging in an unknown usb drive.

[–] captain_zavec@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, unless somebody is burning browser zero days on random public QR codes I'm not too worried.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Browser zero days are some of the most valuable exploits in existence, so I highly doubt it would happen in practice

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