[AusNOG] Interception?

Paul Gear ausnog at libertysys.com.au
Fri Jul 6 14:40:55 EST 2012


On 06/07/12 11:56, Jake Anderson wrote:
>
> On 06/07/12 11:42, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
>> A side thought about this problem:
>>
>> I can finally see a use for QR codes - since most devices these days
>> have the ability to read them.  Then having a standard for reading
>> them in and setting not just wifi SSID but also, say, encryption and
>> portal details would save a lot of hassle.
>>
>> MMC
>>
> Its got my +1
> thats a great idea.

I can't believe QR codes have caught on for anything at all.  Training
end users to follow links in an encoding scheme that they can't possibly
read and evaluate for themselves is just making a rod for our own
backs.  I view QR codes as a standard for distributing malware URLs,
nothing else.

Paul




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