01-22-2011, 04:35 PM
Having a bar code on my smart phone wouldn't bother me, but the whole notion of a Near Field Communication chip where my smart phone would send messages to receivers is troublesome to me.
Just how far would those near fields be? Would it be possible for somebody to set up a system that collects payments from any smart phone with a chip that happens to pass by? Surely this has been considered and will be "prevented," but if it's possible to break the security on such a system, it will be broken.
Just how far would those near fields be? Would it be possible for somebody to set up a system that collects payments from any smart phone with a chip that happens to pass by? Surely this has been considered and will be "prevented," but if it's possible to break the security on such a system, it will be broken.