First invented for use in industrial applications in Japan in the early 1990s, QR codes were being widely used by consumers when smartphones with QR readers became more prevalent in the 2000s. After ...

Benjamin Claeys is CEO of QR TIGER, MENU TIGER, and GiftLips. He also hosts Stay QRious, a podcast about QR code best practices. From fun trivia quizzes to large QR codes on retail displays that ...

for everything from payments and registrations to advertising and information. You'll see them in restaurants in place of paper menus, on product packaging, on signposts, on parking meters — and even ...

Restaurant patrons who've grown accustomed during the pandemic to whipping out their phones to access menus using QR codes should understand the implications for their personal data, say privacy and ...

QR codes are convenient but experts warn they can hide costly scams. What steps should you take before you scan? Tips on how to keep yourself secure. Could a QR code put your privacy at risk? You see ...