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Re:QR code images in macOS are silently executed in the back... by captainmuon on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @12:29PM (#33097610)
My M1 Mac does OCR on images. You can select text in bitmaps, look up words, and it highlights phone numbers and dates. Maybe this feature is related? Try highlighting the file using finder or viewing with quickview. Maybe you have to be on M1, too.
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Re:QR code images in macOS are silently executed in the back... by joshstrange on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @12:31PM (#33097649)
I'm on an M1 Max, I tried QL and opening it preview but it didn't trigger anything. I also tried scanning the QR from my iPhone and nothing came through until I clicked on the link.
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