Bar codes are making a comeback. Well sort of. They're not your traditional bar code. I had an opportunity to speak with execs at a Long Beach, Calif.-based advertising agency attempting to cozy-up to ...

QR code, short for Quick Response Code, is a kind of matrix barcode that includes information about a product or service.

Is it a printing error? A pixilated maze? One of those puzzles where you have to cross your eyes to see the hidden image? Two-dimensional matrix bar codes are expanding into the mainstream. You ...

A GS1 QR code is a two-dimensional (2D) barcode that uses a Digital Link, a new standard that can improve the packaging and movement of consumer goods to the co ...

Hacking an actual QR code would require some serious skills to change around the pixelated dots in the code’s matrix. Hackers have figured out a far easier method instead.

While QR codes are not malicious in nature, it is important to practice caution when entering financial information as well as providing payment through a site navigated to through a QR code.