Because a qr code is not a url. You might get one flashed, but it’s just like a 40 page eula: the amount of people who are going to pay attention is an order of several magnitudes smaller.
We start here:
You see an URL -> if it’s a shortened URL, that’s problematic, if it’s a normal URL, it’s ok you can click it
Now we add a QR code to the equation:
You scan a QR code -> You see an URL -> if it’s a shortened URL, that’s problematic, if it’s a normal URL, it’s ok you can click it
But you don’t agree.
Why is adding the “You scan a QR code” step making a difference? You compare looking at an URL to reading a 40 page EULA, I don’t think 1 line of text is comparable to 40 pages of text, but let’s go with it. Some people won’t read it, I definitely agree with that. If they click links without reading then, then they click links without reading them. Again, why is adding the step of scanning a QR code before the link shows up, making anything different? You can read and choose to click it or not all the same, whether the link appeared due to scanning a QR code, or whether it was on web page.
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.
Because a qr code is not a url. You might get one flashed, but it’s just like a 40 page eula: the amount of people who are going to pay attention is an order of several magnitudes smaller.
We start here: You see an URL -> if it’s a shortened URL, that’s problematic, if it’s a normal URL, it’s ok you can click it
Now we add a QR code to the equation: You scan a QR code -> You see an URL -> if it’s a shortened URL, that’s problematic, if it’s a normal URL, it’s ok you can click it
But you don’t agree.
Why is adding the “You scan a QR code” step making a difference? You compare looking at an URL to reading a 40 page EULA, I don’t think 1 line of text is comparable to 40 pages of text, but let’s go with it. Some people won’t read it, I definitely agree with that. If they click links without reading then, then they click links without reading them. Again, why is adding the step of scanning a QR code before the link shows up, making anything different? You can read and choose to click it or not all the same, whether the link appeared due to scanning a QR code, or whether it was on web page.