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QR codes are everywhere these days-on product packaging, restaurant menus, even tickets and invoices. They make life easier by letting you access links, download files, or make payments with just a ...

QR codes are popular elsewhere in the world, and catching on in the U.S., but one barrier to common use is the need for a special app on a smartphone to read them. Not a problem now, as even ...

QR codes are popping up everywhere – from product packaging and restaurants’ menus to gas stations. QR stands for "quick response." Scanning the code with your phone's camera will typically open the ...

QR codes are those funky two-dimensional bar code or matrix codes (pictured) that are starting to crop up on products, posters and places all over the physical world. These little bar codes are easily ...

This summer's Windows 10 update will add QR codes to the Blue Screen of Death. Smart idea or just more frustration? Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and ...

A Las Vegas cybersecurity expert weighs in on how to protect yourself from a growing wave of QR code scams, known as quishing ...

You’ve heard of phishing, which is when scammers send emails or text messages in an attempt to steal personal information. Quishing is just that, but all it takes is a scan of a QR code.