City of Kelowna officials say the QR codes were not authorized by either the municipality or its mobile payment provider, PayByPhone.

I was going to post this in !britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca, but this is likely a national / international problem.

City officials say the QR codes were not authorized by either the municipality or its mobile payment provider, PayByPhone. While the stickers appeared to advertise a convenient way to pay for parking, they actually redirected drivers to a fraudulent site.

I guess it’s best to either use the machine (while jiggling the card reader), or you keep the official app pre-installed on your device

  • new_otters_raft@piefed.caOPEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    That sounds rough for people who don’t have a smartphone, if you forget it somewhere, if it’s out of power, etc

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      It’s also a pain in the ass for travellers to need yet another bloody app each time they visit a new city.