Credit Cards and RF Chips

[Deviant Ollam]

Re: Credit Cards and RF Chips

hah. now i want a door plaque on my office that reads "bowl of petunias" as my title.

[Nikita]

Re: Credit Cards and RF Chips

The whale (consumer) might wonder why this planetary sized object is moving towards them very quickly, and while falling, wonder if it will be their friend.

Meanwhile the potted plant (security professional) might only say, "Not again," or "Why me?"

(Shouldn't need citation, but those last two are parody with The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy.)

I very much needed that giggle and I thank you so so so much for it. Also, Props for a job well done, that was a perfect perfect answer/example.

[TheCotMan]

Re: Credit Cards and RF Chips

Credit card companies, and companies providing the transaction services for these companies can make money with the sale of new hardware.

A conspiracy "nut" could suggest that these new technologies are purposefully created to leak information, so that upgrades are necessary, and the industry can continue to sell new machines, and upgrades to existing machines to businesses wishing to offer better security for their customers.

A realist might suggest that there is probably not a conspiracy, only a rush to get technology to market, at the cost of security, and a rush to provides the greatest number of bullets on the features chart in the shortest time at the lowest cost, and that you get what you pay for.

The whale (consumer) might wonder why this planetary sized object is moving towards them very quickly, and while falling, wonder if it will be their friend.

Meanwhile the potted plant (security professional) might only say, "Not again," or "Why me?"

(Shouldn't need citation, but those last two are parody with The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy.)

[Gobniu]

Just saw something on CNN (or the local network... not sure which) about how the New York Times did a story on those new Credit Cards that you don't have to swipe... to make a long story short the CC companies say that the data is transmitted encrypted however with some COTS stuff the Times was wble to pick up the data and get names and other infos in clear text... the CC Companies response was to th tune of "This was a technical Exercise and therefore there is no real threat"

Laughing my arse off at that one! No real threat my hide (assuming that the Times report was "kosher" and all... don't want to say that they lied or anything based on incorrect info and what not.)

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**EDIT**

I found the original article form the times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/bu...rssnyt&emc=rss