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A car parking sign, a QR code has been overlaid on top on the one printed on the sign, a hand is visible in the image, peeling the fake QR code off.

@Anomnomnomaly Contrary to what was claimed, this post is 98% scaremongering, discarding an entire technology because of *check notes* parking payment fraud, as depicted on the picture.

It is entirely possible to use QR codes safely with a minimum of care, especially when they aren't related to payment. No need for grand-standing statements or, goodness forbid, all caps.

except they're stickering the car parks near me and if it works it will spread.

@will_shake @Anomnomnomaly I'm sorry about that, it is unfortunate but it's worth noting the small scale of this specific fraud. I looked up articles talking about it and in the US, people defrauded of their payment credentials this way ended up wrongly charged for streaming services subscriptions ($30-$50 a month).

So I don't think it warrants stopping using QR codes for absolutely everything, even it's always a good idea to be careful with them, especially around payments where this kind of fraud is more likely to happen.