Security News > 2020 > September > QR Codes Serve Up a Menu of Security Concerns

QR codes - the "QR" is short for "Quick response" - allows a user to scan a special code with their phone's camera, to automatically perform an action.

Sixty-four percent of respondents said that QR codes make life easier in a no-touch world.

While 67 percent in the survey are aware that QR codes can open a URL, they are less aware of the other actions that QR codes can initiate.

Only 19 percent of respondents believe scanning a QR code can draft an email; 20 percent believe scanning a QR code can start a phone call; and 24 percent believe scanning a QR code can initiate a text message.

It's an area of security that deserves more focus, especially given that 53 percent of survey respondents said they would like to see QR codes used more broadly in the future.

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