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

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

A new feature has been spotted in Google Messages beta that allows you to verify your contacts' devices with a QR code.

By using your cell phone and a QR code reader app, scanning a QR code might yield a Web address, name and address, phone number, email address, pre-filled text message, or some other similar data ...

A report states that a recent Google Messages beta has brought about the company's QR code-based verification keys on Android. The Android System Key Verifier is the backbone of this, enabling users ...

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

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said.

A more sophisticated scam that has been appearing over summer is the use of tampered card readers on parking machines. This ...

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

While this seems low risk, QR codes are not human-readable and unless you scan one, you have no idea that the contents are actually just a text message.

QR, or quick response, codes have been the "it" advertising vehicle of 2011 with good reason. Their relatively small footprint and wacky design make them easy to notice and implement. Found on ...