SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' ...

Gmail will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication, and use QR codes instead. This will reduce the impact of ...

In an attempt to improve user privacy, Google's Gmail has decided to replace SMS authentication with QR codes.

Cemeteries in Munich allow QR codes as memorials on headstones, Mr. Hoerauf said, and for more than a decade, people whose ...

Google confirmed today (Feb 24) that it will soon fade out its SMS code sign-in method for Gmail in favor of QR codes. The ...

First, QR codes eliminate the numeric authentication code, so there's no code for a scammer to intercept or exploit. Second, they're not dependent on any anti-abuse or anti-SMS swapping protections ...

QR codes have been with us for a long time now, and after passing through their Gardenesque hype cycle of inappropriate usage, have now settled down to be an important and ubiquitous part of life.

Google will instead introduce on-screen QR codes that will have to be scanned with your chosen authentication device in order ...

If you use Gmail then this news is very important for you. Because Google's Gmail is now going to change a lot in the ...

More than 1,000 QR code stickers were mysteriously put on gravestones and wooden crosses at three cemeteries in Munich.

Google will soon allow you to verify your identity using QR codes to access Gmail, as it is scrapping the older SMS ...

Instead of getting six-digit log-in codes via SMS, which is unsafe and prone to phishing, users will see a QR code that they can scan with their phone’s camera.