As previewed last year, Google Messages is beginning to roll out QR code-based key verification to confirm that you’re “communicating with the person you intend to.” Once available, open a ...

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the person you're communicating with is, in fact, who they say they are, ...

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 ...

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. The problem with ...

Uniqode identified ways nonprofits and their supporters use mobile technologies to advance charitable giving during the summer festival season.

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans about a new scam that starts right at your front door. According to a recent alert from the FTC, the scam begins with fraudsters sending a mysterious ...

Deputy domestic trade and cost of living minister Fuziah Salleh said the tracking system for subsidised cooking oil currently ends once the product reaches retailers. A pilot project under the Rahmah ...

It might seem exciting to get an unexpected package – but the real mystery begins if you scan the QR code inside. Jordan Wright with the Better Business Bureau’s “Tip-Off to the Rip-Off” on WBBM ...

Windows 11 now allows you to display the connected Wi-Fi password with a QR code, which other devices can scan to connect to the same Wi-Fi network. With the Windows 11 24H2 update, Microsoft also ...

Central and Western Railways have suspended QR code ticketing via the UTSonmobile app due to widespread misuse. Passengers exploited static QR codes to book tickets inside trains, evading fares. The ...

A Google spokesperson said the decision "misunderstands how our products work," and that the company intended to appeal it. They said businesses using Google Analytics still collected some traffic ...