Contactless bank cards
Roland Perry
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Thu Nov 18 17:28:21 GMT 2010
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<B904FFC8-7ADB-478E-8430-C66FBA4E9CA6 at sourcetagged.ian.co.uk>, Ian Mason
<ukcrypto at sourcetagged.ian.co.uk> writes
>However, even in circular form it would easily fit the "Entrance £5"
>scenario posited by Nick (I think) where it could be concealed in a
>premise's entrance, or disguised as one of the loop antenna used in
>shop entrances for theft prevention, which we all walk past and ignore
>every day.
But will be discovered as soon as one person challenges their credit
card bill. It's not the kind of thing a rogue minimum wage employee is
going to set up.
>In practice, I think this is probably a greater threat than purse
>surfing or whatever moniker we come up with for it.
Purse surfing is a good name.
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Roland Perry
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