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On 22/01/18 21:10, Eion MacDonald wrote: > > > On 22/01/18 16:20, Adrian Midgley wrote: >> I like putting files on my webserver, and giving people the URL so they >> can collect them from there. >> >> One might give them the URL as a QR code perhaps. > > OH! ! ! > PLEASE do not give learners a QR Code when learning UNLESS you also give > the URL below it in clear text. > > Bad habit to train folk to load a non-designated URL QR Code. > > Easy for them to be lead astray to bad sites. > Refer security conferences where about 12% of attendees had their > laptops 'raided' due to using a QR Code rather than enter a URL. > > This is a major point I train seniors in when teaching. > > Good point there, there was a comment on Diaspora on this in relation to a post by the free software foundation, as they posted a short link. People don't know where it is going or forwarding to. Paul -- http://www.zleap.net diaspora : zleap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Torbay Tech Jam http://torbaytechjam.org.uk Next Tech jam 2nd Saturday of the month -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq