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  2. WhatsApp - Wikipedia

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    WhatsApp Web's user interface is based on the default Android one and can be accessed through web.whatsapp.com. Access is granted after the users scan their personal QR code through their mobile WhatsApp application. There are similar solutions for macOS, such as the open-source ChitChat, previously known as WhatsMac. [193] [194] [195]

  3. QR code - Wikipedia

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    The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. [5] [6] [7] The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; [8] the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3 ...

  4. Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy ...

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    WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Web, a web client which can be used through a web browser by syncing with the mobile device's connection. [18] Jan 21, 2015: WhatsApp announces its policy on cracking down on 3rd-party clients, including WhatsApp+. [19] Users would not be able to use WhatsApp’s services at all until the third-party apps are ...

  5. Don't scan: Police warn of malicious QR codes in packages

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    September 14, 2024 at 4:58 PM. Palm Beach Police are warning residents about a new scam involving malicious QR codes on unexpected packages. A new scam is afoot in Palm Beach, and the Police ...

  6. Timeline of WhatsApp - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of WhatsApp. The following is a timeline of WhatsApp, a proprietary cross-platform, encrypted, instant messaging client for smartphones. [1] Jan Koum incorporates WhatsApp in USA. [2] WhatsApp 2.0 is released on the App Store for the iPhone. [3]

  7. Barcode Scanner (application) - Wikipedia

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    Barcode Scanner scanning a QR code. The application Barcode Scanner is an Android app, from the open-source project ZXing (short for Zebra Crossing), that allows an Android device with imaging hardware (a built-in camera) to scan barcodes or 2D barcodes and retrieve the data encoded. [2] Information encoded often includes web addresses ...

  8. WeChat - Wikipedia

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    Other functions cannot be used on it, such as the detection of nearby people, or interacting with Moments or Official Accounts. To use the Web-based client, it is necessary to first scan a QR code using the phone app. This means it is not possible to access the WeChat network if a user does not possess a suitable smartphone with the app installed.

  9. Scan (company) - Wikipedia

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    Snap Inc. (2014–present) Scan is a mobile app development company headquartered in Provo, Utah, United States. The company was founded in January 2011 by Garrett Gee together with his college friends Ben Turley and Kirk Ouimet. [1] The company, owned and operated by Scan, Inc, [2] was acquired by Snapchat in 2014 for $54 million.