By @edent · CyberSecurity qr QR Codes · 3 comments · 650 words · read ~231 times.
I've been writing about QR codes since 2007 - long before they were fashionable. Because QR Codes are so cheap to produce, there has always been a concern that attackers might print out their own codes and stick them over legitimate ones. When I first wrote about QR Hijacking in 2011, I said that such […]
Continue reading →By @edent · emf emfcamp python QR Codes · 2 comments · 950 words · read ~529 times.
This was a bit of a labour of love - and something I wanted to get running during EMF Camp. I'm documenting in the hope it'll be useful for EMF 2026! Here's the end result: Background I'm going to assume that you have updated your badge to the latest firmware version. You will also need […]
Continue reading →By @edent · domains gov.uk privacy QR Codes security · 12 comments · 700 words · read ~710 times.
One of my most memorable experiences in the Civil Service0 was discussing link shortening services with a very friendly1 person from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. I was trying to explain why link shortners like bit.ly and ow.ly weren't sensible for Government use. They didn't seem to particularly care about the privacy implications or the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · microsoft ms tag qr QR Codes · 250 words · read ~264 times.
Three years ago, I wrote about the deficiencies in Microsoft's Tag system. It was painfully obvious even then that MS had no desire to back the "standard" they'd tried to create. They couldn't even be bothered to leverage the then-new Windows Phone to get the reader into customers' hands. Their terms and conditions at the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · advertising badvertising nfc qr QR Codes tap4offers · 3 comments · 450 words · read ~2,258 times.
Public transport is a great way to assess the Zeitgeist. Watching commuters transition from iPhones to Samsungs, and from paper books to Kindles, really gives one a sense of how the world is changing. Advertising is also a great way to measure society; seeing lots of adverts for dodgy loan companies can give you an […]
Continue reading →By @edent · qr QR Codes scanning small · 350 words · read ~2,096 times.
One of my hobbies is looking for QR codes by leafing through the free papers which blight the city of London. Yes, I lead a tragic existence, but it keeps me off the streets - so let me be, eh? Most of the QR codes that I see now are pretty good. They have clear […]
Continue reading →By @edent · internet of things nfc qr QR Codes rfid salt and pepper usability · 2 comments · 550 words · read ~4,012 times.
My first QR code post of 2013! I'm a long term fan of QR codes. I know some people don't like the idea of augmenting reality with specific tags for computer vision - but I do. Some people prefer RFID/NFC. Others still prefer dedicated augmented video apps. As I've written many times before, QR codes […]
Continue reading →By @edent · council monitoring qr QR Codes statistics · 400 words · read ~530 times.
Wandering around the steets of London, I came across this excellent initiative from Camden Council on how to use QR codes on street furniture. If you see that a light - or anything else - is damaged, you can scan the QR code and report the issue. There's even a phone number and vanilla URL […]
Continue reading →By @edent · qr QR Codes · 10 comments · 150 words · read ~13,560 times.
I unashamedly love QR Codes. But every so often, I see one which makes me wonder if there should be some sort of licence for creating them :-) As I was walking around Camden the other day, I spotted this monstrosity. I figured with a code that dense, it probable contained a URL to a […]
Continue reading →By @edent · interview metro newspaper qr QR Codes · 50 words
Last month I gave an interview to the Metro newspaper about QR codes.
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