Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into Telegram under the UK Online Safety Act, examining the platform’s compliance ...

Channels offer deepfakes, stolen biometrics and virtual camera tools to circumvent liveness detection and financial ...

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to ...

Google Messages for web is phasing out the QR code sign-in option soon. There’s reportedly a new prompt that explicitly says QR core pairing is going away soon. Users will instead have to sign in with ...

QR Code engagement has plateaued. Uniqode's State of QR Codes 2026 found that 70% of consumers scan QR Codes monthly, and 47% report their scanning habits haven't changed. This stability signals a ...

The Google Messages web app won’t allow users to pair using QR codes for much longer, according to a new warning. Users will instead have to sign in using their Google account credentials. We don’t ...

QR codes are built into the modern internet experience. You point your phone at the square with a strange pattern, and it'll load a website on your phone, which will offer specific information. But ...

The expanded use of QR codes has been a convenience for some and an annoyance for many. Does anyone really want to scan one with their phones to read a restaurant menu? Lately they have become another ...

Getting a random package you didn't order used to be either a shipping mistake or a mildly annoying marketing ploy. Now it might be something worse, the FBI has warned in a public service announcement ...

QR codes have become a convenience of modern life. Just scan the black and white mosaic with your phone’s camera and you can do everything from connect to your hotel room Wi-Fi to pay for that public ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.