Have you ever received an unsolicited message with a Quick Response (QR) code? One of our VERIFY readers did and asked the team if a scammer was targeting her. Legitimate companies and businesses use ...

Once used primarily to store basic data like website links or contact information, QR codes have evolved into strategic tools driving digital transformation across industries. Through my consulting ...

QR codes seem to be the safe alternative for "no-contact" ordering, payment, and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they may not be as secure as we think. A quick response or QR code scam is ...

Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device.

From the upcoming generation of “iPad kids” glued to their screens to the ubiquitous but unpopular QR code menu (paywall), critics claim that a proliferation of technology is depriving people of human ...

Let me come clean: For way too long now, I’ve been excited about the 2D optical code format called QR Code. I even convinced TidBITS to put one on every article page for a while. I don’t get a ...

Fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes popped up everywhere in the pandemic. Businesses don’t want to give them up. By Erin Woo SAN FRANCISCO — When people enter Teeth, a bar in San ...