If you receive an unsolicited message from a stranger, don't scan the QR code, even if they promise exciting promotions. Watch for QR codes that may look tampered or damaged.

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the ...

QR codes could be just a passing SXSW fad–unless Facebook introduces them to a wider audience. Leaked screenshots indicate Facebook’s experimenting with profile or status QR code generation on ...

Scammers will often include the malicious codes in emails, social media messages, text messages, flyers or mail. In some of these scams, the QR code takes you to a phishing website where you are ...

Since QR codes are essentially web links, approach them with the same caution you exercise when you see a web link in an email or text message.

Google is experimenting with a new way for Android users to confirm the identity of people they message. The company has ...

A report states that a recent Google Messages beta has brought about the company's QR code-based verification keys on Android ...

Google Messages gets the QR code key verification feature. However, it is currently in beta, meaning a wide availability ...

A new scheme allowing members of the public to "scan an officer" in order to receive crime alerts, policing updates and ...

A QR Code or Quick Response Code contains information such as text messages and URLs that can be decoded using a QR scanner. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has the ability to read QR codes by default but ...

You used to need a third party app to scan QR codes, but now the feature is built right into iOS.