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minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·edit-21 day agoFind yourself a QR scanner that gives you a preview of what the code is before sending you to the open web. I like this one, found it on F-droid. “QR Scanner (PFA)” https://github.com/SecUSo/privacy-friendly-qr-scanner For example, the QR code [email protected] posted (it can scan from a saved picture too) shows me this;
minus-squareyonder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·19 hours agoWait, do normie phone, just, instantly open an untrusted website? The camera on LineageOS has a “scan” mode where it shows the data of scanned QR codes before you make an action.
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-25 hours agoYup, modern security at its finest. Normie’s don’t stand a chance. I wish email clients would do something similar, especially for Formatted links. Open up a big popup that shows the full sender address, the full link, and underline/color any numbers so its clear AMAZ0N.com is b.s.
minus-squareGobbel2000@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoFairEmail for Android shows a popup with the actual link.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-218 hours agoThey show you a tiny pop up with some of the URL. Not all of it. You click that and it goes right to it.
Find yourself a QR scanner that gives you a preview of what the code is before sending you to the open web.
I like this one, found it on F-droid. “QR Scanner (PFA)” https://github.com/SecUSo/privacy-friendly-qr-scanner
For example, the QR code [email protected] posted (it can scan from a saved picture too) shows me this;
Wait, do normie phone, just, instantly open an untrusted website? The camera on LineageOS has a “scan” mode where it shows the data of scanned QR codes before you make an action.
Yup, modern security at its finest. Normie’s don’t stand a chance.
I wish email clients would do something similar, especially for Formatted links.
Open up a big popup that shows the full sender address, the full link, and underline/color any numbers so its clear AMAZ0N.com is b.s.
FairEmail for Android shows a popup with the actual link.
They show you a tiny pop up with some of the URL. Not all of it. You click that and it goes right to it.