Hands-On Tech 287: Are There Risks to Scanning QR Codes?

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Oct 4, 20260:00Society & Culture

On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Barry asks whether anything inside a QR code can actually hurt you, or whether the real danger lies somewhere else, and what a person should check before scanning one out in the w...

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