# QR Code Security

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Podcast: [NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nsf-s-discovery-files-podcast-5593035)
Published: 2025-05-05T07:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://NSFsDiscoveryFilesPodcast.podbean.com/e/qr-code-security/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fbaq6q6g4mt2xcrt/NSFsDiscoveryFilesPodcast_138_QRCodeSecurity.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1089

## Resource

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. Gaurav Sharma and Irving Barron, professors at the University of Rochester, discuss QR code technology and how their research makes it safer.

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