QR code scams are stealing from 26 million Americans — here's the ten-second check that stops them

QR codes are cool, and they were supposed to make our lives convenient. Just a quick scan sends you to the intended destination, whether it's a URL or media. However, the overreliance on QR codes has backfired — take this as an example: most restaurants and cafés have removed their physical menus and replaced them with digital menus accessible via QR codes, which I find to be quite outrageous.

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