• Due to the complexity of what appears to be a simple QR code, criminals are able to embed the code with links to viruses ...

In the world of QR codes, however, the sublime often coexists alongside the ridiculous. Improper Ways to Use QR Codes for Marketing Perhaps the relative novelty of QR codes has some companies a little ...

For example, barcodes can only be scanned in a line, whereas a scanner can read QR codes in all directions (two-dimensions). As a result, QR codes can hold more data than barcodes.

For example, with a QR code on a poster, your potential customers can scan the code with their smartphones to visit your website. QR codes have therefore become a useful advertising technique for ...

The shoppable ad orphanage Despite advances, full-scale marketer adoption of shoppable ads is not here yet – especially when it comes to ad formats beyond QR codes, said Erin Firneno, VP of business ...

An example of QR codes on headstones may offer an entry point to begin thinking through these questions. Gravestone monuments, after all, are built of sturdy matter such as granite, fieldstone ...

QR codes are popular vehicles for criminals to smuggle hyperlinks past security systems to their victims. The ingenuity is great.

In an example of a successful campaign, Singapore pub Harry's Bar said it managed to leverage QR codes to double its beer sales. The bar launched a campaign in August during its designated happy ...

One example is the free Kaspersky QR Scanner app for Android and iOS. When it scans QR codes, the platform puts up a warning if you’re about to visit a URL that’s known to be harboring malware ...

Researchers discovered two new phishing techniques where attackers split malicious QR codes or embed them into legitimate ...

Campus Safety Services is launching an updated QR Code sticker which will be placed on each access control door reader at McMaster.