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Why would a mobile site give a QR code to prove you're human?
I think that would prove you're robot, if anything. I need my phone's camera to scan the QR code, but it's on the screen!
I got a QR code like that from google drive today. I was trying to create a new account and it presented me with a QR code to scan with my phone. I didn't try using it on my phone or wanted anything to do with it from my phone. But it wouldn't let me continue if I didn't scan their code