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		cbarrick 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google shifts goo.gl policy: Inactive links deacti... Shorter URLs mean fewer characters to encode in a QR code.

dangus 6 months ago [–]

And how does that matter? The QR gets read either way.

kiicia 6 months ago | | [–]

No, code is smaller and more readable, also shortener means additional tracking layer

cbarrick 6 months ago | | [–]

Less complex QR codes are easier to scan, especially at a distance

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