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Almost three-quarters of Americans (73%) scan QR codes without verification, and more than 26 million have already been directed to malicious sites, according to NordVPN.
The FTC warned earlier this year about scanning QR codes on unexpected packages.
New York City’s Department of Transportation issued a warning that scammers are posting QR codes on parking meters that are not legitimate payment links.
It really does irk me that they pretend their service makes the internet safer for their users.
They have a good product in their VPN+Meshnet, but it wouldn’t have nearly the broad appeal it does if they were honest about it.