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Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible

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527 points lxm | 1 comments | 29 Jun 21 03:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.33s | source
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teeray ◴[29 Jun 21 04:16 UTC] No.27671705[source]▶
The worst aspect of QR codes as menu replacements is that they are a huge security risk. Who’s to say that QR code is legit? You can’t tell from looking at it. The trouble is compounded by the common practice of restaurants using some third-party service hosted off-site. The domain is no longer a trust signal either. It’s only a matter of time before someone starts snarfing information or credit card numbers this way (scan here to pay your bill).
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1. Marsymars ◴[29 Jun 21 05:45 UTC] No.27672243[source]▶
I'm pretty sure that the only compromised credit card I've had in the past decade was due to something along these lines.

I called a restaurant to get some takeout on Valentine's Day (one that I'd been to for dine-in previously, and had great food), and they told me that they didn't do phone orders, only online orders. I placed my food order, and was immediately also hit with a pending charge of <$1 for a utility provider in a difference province where I've never lived. (I get email notifications of credit card transactions.) Called bank and they cancelled card, so it didn't progress any further.

I'm not inclined to eat at that restaurant again, or to ever order food online again.