I Used My RFID Implant In My Hand As A Room Key, Hotel Staff Proceeded To Freak Out.
Oct 22, 2016, 6:01 pm
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This not that unusual, RFID ID implants are being already trialled in Europe..
http://www.computerworld.com/article...ees-hands.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31042477
http://www.computerworld.com/article...ees-hands.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31042477
Nov 1, 2016, 9:25 am
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Gives a new meaning to "handshake security".
I hope OP is using the off-hand for the hotel key. I can just see some hacker putting in an RFID reader into his hand, or having one in a smart watch...
I hope OP is using the off-hand for the hotel key. I can just see some hacker putting in an RFID reader into his hand, or having one in a smart watch...
Nov 1, 2016, 5:36 pm
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An interesting discussion. I was involved in contactless smartcard technology for 18 years and worked on many of the world's smartcard transit systems. Firstly, the passive approach used by hotels and other door access systems is NOT a good secure system and is easy to clone - it's only marginally more secure than mag stripe cards. There are reports of door access systems being cloned by folks standing a few metres away from the card user. Secondly, the security used by most contactless transit systems is a lot more secure and uses a three-pass authentication system which involves "secrets" embedded in the card and reader, or a secure element in the reader. Also the card chips now used in most modern transit system have higher security (I'm not including the Mifare 1 card here.) Thirdly, the use of accounting databases in the backend system to detect card fraud is only marginally successful and easily defeated by using fraudulent cards with rolling serial numbers/UIDs.
Nov 5, 2016, 11:59 am
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Oh, this is GREAT. Another instance of how technology is leaps and bounds ahead of mainstream life. Reminds me of 'apps' that will turn on your furnace just before you get home. There's no reason for this, it's just fun.
One of these days people are going to wake up to realize that their lives are totally controlled by a third party. By then, of course, it will be too late to do anything about it. So hope for a benign third party to take over YOUR life.
One of these days people are going to wake up to realize that their lives are totally controlled by a third party. By then, of course, it will be too late to do anything about it. So hope for a benign third party to take over YOUR life.
Nov 6, 2016, 9:12 pm
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Tinfoil gloves next?
This is bizarre but since we are doing it to animals it is entirely possible. I just wouldn't want a foreign object in one of my hands. Sure in my neck or earlobe but just not the hands. They are to important to mess up with a chip. I do love the wonderful wacky world of FT.
Nov 7, 2016, 11:25 am
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This is bizarre but since we are doing it to animals it is entirely possible. I just wouldn't want a foreign object in one of my hands. Sure in my neck or earlobe but just not the hands. They are to important to mess up with a chip. I do love the wonderful wacky world of FT.
