Google to Introduce QR-Based Login for Gmail, Phasing Out SMS Codes
Google to Introduce QR-Based Login for Gmail, Phasing Out SMS Codes The Shift from SMS to QR Codes Google's shaking up the way we all get into our Gmail accounts. They're killing off those text message verification codes we've gotten used to and switching us over to QR codes instead. Why? Because those text messages aren't as bulletproof as we thought—hackers have figured out too many ways around them. Remember how, for forever, we've been punching in those six-digit codes that pop up on our phones? I've probably typed thousands of them by now. But the bad guys keep getting craftier—they're pulling off phone number hijacks, setting up fake login pages, and all kinds of sneaky stuff to grab those codes. So, Google's solution? Just scan a QR code from your phone, and you're in. No codes to type, nothing to steal from your texts. Ross Richendrfer, a Google spokesperson, explained: "Just like we want to move past passwords with the use of thin...