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by stephenr 921 days ago
QR codes provide the ability to have a relatively long URL (much longer than can be represented by the equivalent text and still being readable in the same area/space) and offers built in error correction.

The problem isn't URLs, it's misuse of QR codes where just showing a URL would be no more useful.

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Does anyone without a technical background really read the url or even the domain?

My feeling is no from my family and my friends view.

So a url will still something like a cryptic qr code.