QR codes can act as a convenient shortcut but, in the right hands, it can also be a tool for scammers. Here's why you should ...

Drivers across the United States are receiving text messages that look like official traffic-violation notices, complete with ...

Uniqode reports that QR codes enhance transit systems by providing real-time information without needing new infrastructure, ...

In Kazakhstan, scammers may use street QR codes to deceive citizens. This was warned by the police, Tengrinews.kz reports ...

Delhi's Public Works Department is launching 'Know Your Road', a project enabling citizens to report road issues via smartphone scans. Nearly 2,500 QR codes will be installed on PWD-managed roads ...

As of 2026, the built-in camera app on virtually every Android device has fully replaced third-party QR code scanners. Since Google’s deep integration of QR detection into Camera2 API across Android ...

The biggest flag is urgency. If someone pushes you to act immediately, pause. Other red flags are minor mistakes in links, strange app download instructions, or basically just anything that asks for ...

Seiji Okamoto was getting desperate as his supervisor continued pestering him to come up with a money-saving solution for a new safety project along a Tokyo subway line. His memory of a Quick Response ...

The QR code was part of a broader Israeli public-diplomacy push in New York. Dozens of billboard trucks and digital screens near UN headquarters and in Times Square display the message “Remember ...

A video of a humanoid robot apparently asking passersby for donations to pay its “electricity bill” has gone viral, sparking jokes and curiosity online. Complete with a speaker, donation tray and QR ...

If your card gets stuck, report the issue to your bank immediately and always keep a transaction slip.