IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoJust got this popup whilst trying to open a website using archive.islemmy.mlimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1332arrow-down12
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minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 hours agoYour QR code scanner showns you the URL before you choose to open it, right? So I don’t really get the comparison to short URLs. As with any normal link, you get to see the link before you choose to “click” the QR code after you scan it.
minus-squareNannerBanner@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoAh, yes, dark patterns are okay because they can be worked around. Got it.
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoI don’t understand, why is a QR code a dark pattern? Edit: I have now read the entire Wikipedia page on dark patterns, I didn’t find one that would match.
Your QR code scanner showns you the URL before you choose to open it, right? So I don’t really get the comparison to short URLs. As with any normal link, you get to see the link before you choose to “click” the QR code after you scan it.
Ah, yes, dark patterns are okay because they can be worked around. Got it.
I don’t understand, why is a QR code a dark pattern?
Edit: I have now read the entire Wikipedia page on dark patterns, I didn’t find one that would match.