... wireless pickpocketing era

[Peter Fairbrother]

"Smartcard heralds cashfree era"

http://money.guardian.co.uk/saving/banks/story/0,,2074949,00.html

Basically a contactless smartcard a la oyster for payments up to =A310. But
afaict there is no user action at all required to authorise a payment, so
unnoticeable on-the-street remote attacks may be possible* ... and "every s=
o
often it will ask for your PIN", but it is your credit card too, and
presumbly uses the same PIN for higher-value transactions ...


sometimes I wish I was a criminal, they make it so easy  :(

*this isn't much use for Oyster cards as you can only use then to buy tube
travel immediately, but if you can get cash ...


--=20
Peter Fairbrother