SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' ...

Gmail will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication, and use QR codes instead. This will reduce the impact of ...

The change will roll out in the coming months and help reduce fraud and spam while improving security.

A council has warned drivers to be vigilant after fake QR codes were discovered on some of its parking machines. North ...

Cemeteries in Munich allow QR codes as memorials on headstones, Mr. Hoerauf said, and for more than a decade, people whose ...

Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal's growing popularity as a tool to ...

Police in Munich are investigating a mystery: More than 1,000 stickers were put on gravestones and wooden crosses at three ...

Goa has become the first state in India to issue QR codes for tourists with vehicles to streamline document checks and ...

Google confirmed today (Feb 24) that it will soon fade out its SMS code sign-in method for Gmail in favor of QR codes. The ...

Google is finally dropping support for SMS-based login codes, which is widely considered an insecure form of two-factor ...

First, QR codes eliminate the numeric authentication code, so there's no code for a scammer to intercept or exploit. Second, they're not dependent on any anti-abuse or anti-SMS swapping protections ...