On the one hand, I get where you're coming from and I agree that this specific example isn't malicious (as I've highlighted elsewhere in the thread)

...on the other hand, this is the exact same technology Apple lets China use to hunt down their religious and political minorities. Maybe they don't intend harm to Americans, but one thing is for certain; Apple doesn't treat privacy as a human right. If you can live with that, then more power to you.

> this is the exact same technology Apple lets China use to hunt down their religious and political minorities.

QR codes? HTTP requests? I’m not sure what technology you’re referring to.

> one thing is for certain; Apple doesn't treat privacy as a human right.

They have put a huge amount of effort into privacy technology; more than any comparable company I can think of. I don’t think your certainty is even remotely justified.

Seems a bit like a witch hunt to me. It's your PC executing the request. Nowhere does it say this data gets send to apple servers.