The EU and the UK are rolling out QR codes that allow people to travel again during the pandemic. The systems both involve Chinese-style encoding of personal information into scannable codes. Insider ...

SEATTLE — Washington state launched Tuesday a new way to verify COVID-19 vaccination – QR codes. Using the online tool WA Verify, the state will generate a digital vaccination record card that ...

The perp faces jail time, but the incident highlights the growing cyber-abuse of QR codes. Quick-response (QR) codes used by a COVID-19 contact-tracing program were hijacked by a man who simply ...

Smartphones always seem to run out of juice at the worst time. Luckily though, there’s an easy fix: use an age-old body modification scarring ritual to sear a permanent information conduit into your ...

Customers looking to visit cafés in Moscow will now be required to show COVID-19 vaccination QR codes, and New Zealand recently said it is considering a similar requirement. "Visiting the city ...

After accessing their digital COVID-19 vaccination records, some Californians have noted an apparent glitch: The state-generated reports include QR codes that, when scanned, don’t seem to retrieve any ...

Maybe you’ve been nervously carrying your COVID-19 vaccine card for months, worried you'll lose it. Maybe you’ve already misplaced it and had to request a new one. Worries and hassle, be gone: you can ...

VIRGINIA, USA — Author's Note: The video above is on file from Sept. 14, 2021. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced Thursday the launch of QR codes for people to show their proof of COVID ...

A Chinese subway system’s attempt to spread some Lunar New Year cheer backfired over the weekend, as panicked passengers mistook seasonal red QR codes for positive Covid tests. Chinese social media ...

Afraid you’ll lose your vaccination card? Then why not get a tattoo of it? Well, that’s exactly what Italian Andrea Colonnetta did. The 22-year-old student opted to get his COVID-19 vaccination QR ...