NSF Discovery Files Podcast

Discussing QR Code Security

Published
May 12, 2025
photo of telephone showing qr code image

QR codes are scanned every day for restaurant menus, parking payments or flight boarding passes, but malicious users can take advantage of the technology for phishing and other criminal activities. On a recent episode of the National Science Foundation’s The Discovery Files Podcast, Professor Gaurav Sharma and Assistant Professor of Instruction Irving Barron from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering discussed QR code technology and how their research makes it safer.

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