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Tag: RFID

RFID-blocking products are practically worthless. Here’s why

Friday, May 3, 2019 4:30 pmFriday, May 3, 20196 Comments

We’ve all heard of RFID skimming right?

Company embeds microchips in its employees, and they love it

Monday, August 20, 2018 10:00 amMonday, August 20, 201815 Comments

When Patrick McMullan wants a Diet Dr. Pepper while he’s at work, he pays for it with a wave of his hand…

Apple patent application reveals intent to use iPhone as proof of identity, replacing driver’s licenses, passports

Thursday, August 9, 2018 10:25 am13 Comments

Apple has considered the possibility of using the iPhone as a form of identification for the user…

Would you let your boss put a chip in your body?

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 8:43 pm31 Comments

People across two continents are suddenly allowing their employers to put microchips under their skin…

Why thousands of Swedes are injecting themselves with microchips

Monday, June 25, 2018 1:55 pmMonday, June 25, 201822 Comments

Thousands of people in Sweden have inserted microchips, which can function as contactless credit cards…

Hackers built a ‘master key’ for millions of hotel rooms, garages, and storage units

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 3:27 pm12 Comments

Security researchers have built a master key that exploits a design flaw in a popular and widely used hotel electronic lock system…

You WILL get microchipped – eventually

Thursday, August 10, 2017 10:55 amThursday, August 10, 201772 Comments

You will get chipped. It’s just a matter of time…

Wisconsin tech company to start microchipping their workers

Monday, July 24, 2017 4:28 pmMonday, July 24, 201743 Comments

A tech company in Wisconsin is gearing up to become the first in the U.S. to offer microchip implants to employees…

Jailbreak developer hacks NFC on iPhone running iOS 10

Friday, May 19, 2017 2:31 pm4 Comments

Jailbreak developer Elias Limneos has accomplished a feat with his jailbroken device that some are hoping…

Apples’ revolutionary Apple Pay expands to Canada and Australia

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 8:52 am5 Comments

Apple’s year-old mobile-payments service is expanding to more countries, banks and merchants….

So far, Tim Cook’s ‘Year of Apple Pay’ has been rather underwhelming

Monday, October 5, 2015 12:56 pmMonday, October 5, 201543 Comments

More than 75 percent of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users hadn’t tried Apple Pay as of April…

Customer patience to be tested as EMV Joins Apple Pay at cash register

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 3:43 pmWednesday, September 30, 201523 Comments

The best part for the consumer, aside from the security enhancements with EMV chips, is that the checkout experience is about to become much more exciting. By exciting I mean tedious and terrible…

Apple Retail Stores switching from iPod touch to iPhone 5s for EasyPay point-of-sale system

Friday, May 9, 2014 5:01 pmFriday, May 9, 201410 Comments

Apple is in the process of updating the iPod touch units used by Apple Store employees….

Apple inks deal with fingerprint security startup Microlatch

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 5:00 pmWednesday, October 3, 201218 Comments

Despite leaving out near-field communications (NFC) technology…

Apple’s Passbook strategy eschews NFC hardware to power iOS 6 retail apps

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 12:00 pmTuesday, September 4, 20129 Comments

Apple’s new Passbook feature in iOS 6 isn’t just a coupon app; it’s a framework…

Apple steps closer toward integrated mobile payment market

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:32 pmWednesday, August 29, 201213 Comments

Apple will pay $8 a share to purchase AuthenTec for $356 million…

How NFC could fit into Apple’s iPhone 5

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:02 pmWednesday, August 29, 201210 Comments

Earlier this week, a new feature shown in images of a purported iPhone 5…

Best use of Apple’s cash? How about an Apple credit card?

Friday, January 27, 2012 12:31 pm42 Comments

Apple’s iPhone users could have two big advantages…

RUMOR: iPhone 5 to have NFC mobile-payment tech

Friday, March 18, 2011 8:57 am6 Comments

Apple’s iPhone 5 is set to include a wireless technology known as Near Field Communication or NFC…

RUMOR: Apple rejects NFC ‘wave and pay’ for new iPhone

Monday, March 14, 2011 11:32 am13 Comments

Apple will not include ‘wave and pay’ chips in the new iPhone to be released…

Analyst: Use of NFC/RFID in Apple’s iPhone 5 expected to have a unique twist

Thursday, February 17, 2011 5:35 pm26 Comments

Sources have indicated to him that the next iPhone will include NFC technology…

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