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I have a really hard time ordering. After spending time doing security I do not trust QR codes. They make me really, really uncomfortable. To the point I wont eat at a restaurant with them unless someone who is not as paranoid will get the menu.

Aside from me, what about people without phones?



Why are they so terrifying?


They can be used to start an exploit chain on a phone. I’ve seen 0-days personally that root a phone by triggering a drive by download. The other issue is they are unauditable. You have to almost go to the link to discover what is there. This is a problem, for example, when shell code can own the camera itself.




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