Sharing your contact details in person with a QR code will be a huge step up. Question is: Where do you find and edit your code to display?pic.twitter.com/AFvPHj2vFb
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Till now, the information "hyperlinks for the physical world" could transmit was limited to what people could read and remember.
QR codes are increasing the bandwidth between the real and digital worlds. From people remembering ~20 to sending 4,296 characters.
Key to QR code adoption is wide availability and removal of friction. Built into the iOS camera addresses both.
It has to go beyond that though. For example: Will iOS 11 let you generate a QR code for every address book entry?
QR code scanning with the iOS 11 camera on my iPhone 6s is ok but too slow. Is it snappy on newer devices?pic.twitter.com/7vkvkU5zoJ
It is interesting from a risk perspective how this will go. You can send all kinds of info in the QR code.
What would be the attack angle? Putting nefarious QR codes in legitimate places so you route unsuspecting users to the wrong website?
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