PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- QR codes are everywhere, but that doesn't mean all of them are safe to use. It's estimated that this year alone, about 98 million Americans will scan a QR code with their phone.

QR code, short for Quick Response Code, is a kind of matrix barcode that includes information about a product or service. You can find it being used for advertising purposes, where brands put up ...

QR codes are visual patterns that store data smartphones can read. AP Photo/Vincent Yu Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations ...

PHILADELPHIA -- QR codes are everywhere, but that doesn't mean all of them are safe to use. It's estimated that this year alone, about 98 million Americans will scan a QR code with their phone. But ...

A woman holds a smartphone to scan a QR code for contactless payment in a restaurant. QR codes are being used by businesses and brands for everything from payments and registrations to advertising and ...

— -- QR codes, those barcode-like images that can be scanned by smartphones, are showing up in magazine ads, on product shelves and billboards. We even saw one the other day on a dog collar. Taco ...

Everywhere you look at the South by Southwest conference this week, you see QR codes. The square “quick response” codes turn URLs, vCards, or any kind of text into a jumble of pixels that you can scan ...

QR codes are having a moment. Chances are, anyone visiting a restaurant during the height of the pandemic was either introduced or reintroduced to scanning those black squares first made popular in ...

HOUSTON – Houston is warning the public about a scam they’ve learned about in Texas cities and may be affecting people using on-street parking stations in Houston. Officials said Wednesday that ...

Leave the World Behind features a mysterious QR code that has proven to be hard to scan for many. But what does it lead to? Here’s all the information you need about the QR code in Leave the World ...