The ubiquitous QR ("quick response") codes that appear on everything from parking pay stations to soda cans and promotional ...

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For example: One particularly sneaky appearance of bad QR codes is as additions to legitimate physical flyers and ads posted in public, or on things like parking meters. A would-be scammer will ...