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[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Best not to scan random QR codes, in general.

[–] nameisnotimportant@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

You can scan its content without getting thrown into trouble, I use an app like SecScanQR which returns the raw content of the QR code, that helps to assess if you're getting into fishy stuff.

[–] Turun@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

If your app automatically opens the link, yes.

Not all do that though.

[–] theoretiker@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

You shouldn't open the URL, but you can scan it to see if a url is recognized