In the coming months, Google will replace Gmail’s SMS code authentication with QR codes to help reduce fraud and spam while increasing security for users.
Google is planning to move away from sending six-digit authentication codes through SMS messages as a two-factor authentication tool for Gmail, Forbes reports. Instead, over the next few months, QR codes will be rolled out as a replacement for SMS codes in an attempt to “reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse,” Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes.
It’s also dependent on each carrier’s own security practices, and how diligent their support teams are at preventing fraudsters from getting access to someone else’s mobile number. The move will also help Google avoid a more recent scam called traffic pumping or toll fraud.
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