QR code scams: Never scan in public places! Know 6 ways to protect yourself from fakes
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Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of technology and a shift to the digital world has been rapid. While concert tickets are now available on your smartphones, restaurants also now have digital menus! Even making payments can be done digitally instead of pulling out cash from your wallet. Most of these activities require scanning a QR code, a two-dimensional matrix barcode, with your smartphone's camera, or a dedicated QR code scanner. While the QR code that you scan at McDonald's or KFC might be safe, you shouldn't scan QR codes that are in public spaces. In fact, if it can be helped, never scam a QR code to really stay safe.QR code scamsThis warning comes from none other than the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which says “Scammers hide harmful links in QR codes to...