Cool but I wouldnt exactly trust a random qr code
QR codes essentially just encode text, as long as you're using a sensible QR code reader and check any URLs before opening them there's minimal risk to scanning a QR code.
I still wouldn’t trust it because of homograph attacks.
Well not really, it's a good way to do a IDN homograph attack
I may have in the past put lyrics from “Never Gonna You Up” or links to the music video on YouTube in QR codes I printed on blank business cards and left them in public places around town.
You should a tracking link that has been shortened
You could still enter the URL manually if you are concerned.
That's wanderful!
Surely it's legit
EDIT: It actually is
What is it? Just signal's webapge? I'm a coward.
Yup. I cropped the QR code and checked it with an online reader, and it’s literally signal.org
I wander what it means
It probably it is a person putting up flyers
I guess I mean someone in my city not the government.
Okay, but who’s is doing guerrilla advertising for a centralized service that requires a SIM card & an Android/iOS primary device or no account for thee. …At least in the past I convinced grandma this is the new SMS app you can use as I knew she would treat it as such, but now I wish I hadn’t since even that useful feature was lost. I want to drop Android entirely, but I need access to my contacts locked in the Signal system--which centralized system lock-in is one of the things we privacy-concerned folks want to avoid.
Signal isn't perfect but it's still one of the best options.
What should people use? Many of the apps have gottas or are complex to use. Signal has the benefit of being easy. It can even be Foss if you use Molly
