Use a QR Code for Luggage Tag Privacy 0 ▲ Gordon Meyer 1 hour ago · Tech · hide · 0 comments The other day, I saw a brilliant idea come across my Instagram feed. I only wish that I knew who posted it so I could give them credit. Instead of putting your telephone number or address on a luggage tag, the idea is to use a QR code with that information. By now, thanks to the pandemic, everyone knows what to do with a QR code, and obfuscating your details in this way prevents a nefarious person from glancing at it and putting it to ill use. I used the QR generator built into Apple's Shortcuts app to make mine, and then I printed them using a label printer. But you don't need any of this. The easiest way to make a QR code is to follow the instructions that I posted earlier. It doesn't require a special app, just your web browser and DuckDuckGo. Note: If you're using it to create a phone number tag, which is what I did, preface the phone number with TEL:. (i.e., tel:+13125551234567) This tells the scanning device that it's a telephone number for dialing, and the "+" ensures it works… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.