QR Codes and Vaccines passports are becoming the norm, but are they safe?

VP EMEA West of US IT asset management and security giant Ivanti, Nigel Seddon, asks what we should all be considering about the spike in demand for QR Code technology

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QR Codes and Vaccines passports are becoming the norm, but are they safe?

At the start of the pandemic, many businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector, struggled to maintain some cash flow and stay afloat. One of the primary reasons the hospitality sector was thought to be a breeding ground for COVID, was due to multiple people handling things like menus. As a result, the sector quickly shifted to digital alternatives that were accessed by Quick Response (QR) codes.  QR codes are nothing new. We have seen them in many applications and places, but the...

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