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Contactless chip is an RFID chip with much more capability than a
retail tag. It is a PASSIVE Rfid chip.
( just like the VeriChip is also a passive rfid chip and can be
read through the skin )
It is also called a "proximity
" chip.
It is NOT nfc ( near field
communication ) which interconnects with other devices.
NFC enables powerless
rfid to connect --
Dec. 27, 2006
http://www.billingworld.com/secondary.cfm?page=detail&archiveId=7818
Both are RFID, but with vastly different ranges :
"Vicinity" chips read 30 feet longer than
"proximity " chips [ very close electro-magnetic rfid ]
-- Dec. 10, 2006
"In a visual ID-check environment, a person
may be briefly identified but then forgotten, rendering them
anonymous for practical purposes," the report noted.
"In a radio ID-check environment, by contrast, a person's
entry into a particular area can easily be recorded and the
information permanently stored and repeatedly shared." The
DHS subcommittee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to discuss the
issue
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7825
RFID no swipe cards in use everywhere; very vulnerable to ID
theft, hacking -- Dec. 6, 2006
( Ed: baiting the masses to have chip implant )
No-swipe credit cards that use radio waves to
relay their data put consumers at increased
risk of identity theft, Sen. Charles Schumer said
Sunday.
http://www.spychips.com/press-releases/senator-denounces-rfid.html
Look for this contactless payment LOGO - - Nov. 25, 2006
An extension to the existing Chip and PIN EMV network, Maestro /
MasterCard’s PayPass and Visa's contactless system will
allow users to pay for small goods such as rail tickets,
newspapers and beers by waving their card in front of an RFID
sensor on a point of sale or vending machine.
Watch out for this logo to start appearing around you soon.
Fortunately, and unusually for a banking
standard, cross-compatibility has been well thought out, and
cards should be capable of being used across
the worldOne thing is certain: the government and
banks are serious, and see this as a war on
cash.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35968
Cards can even be left inside a purse or wallet
and still be read, similar to the way that Oyster travel cards
are used on the London Underground system.
UK payments association Apacs noted
that the current trend is for plastic to overtake cash and said
there was "no reason to think" that this new system
wouldn't catch on
http://www.creditcards-gb.co.uk/credit_card_news/112006/visa-unveils-innovative-card-payment-system.html
Global Standards for Contactless Cards -- Nov.
20, 2006 ( NFC etc. )
AMSTERDAM, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Sony
Corp. (6758.T: Quote,
NEWS,
Research)
from Japan and Netherlands-based NXP
Semiconductors
[ Ed: Phillips ] said on Monday they will join forces to create a
global standard for contactless chip cards such as electronic
wallets in mobile phones.The two companies said they will create
a joint venture, to be established by the middle of next year,
that will plan, develop, produce and market a secure chip that
will include both companies' contactless chip card formats: Mifare and FeliCa.
Mifare and FeliCa already share the same short-range
wireless infrastructure technology called Near
Field Communication (NFC).
By combining this secure chip [ Ed: SIM
chip ] with an NFC chip, a universal contactless IC (integrated
circuit) platform can be created for mobile phones,"
both companies said in a statement
Consumers will be able to enjoy multiple applications such
as payment and transport ticketing from various service providers
on one device," the firms said.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-11-20T095406Z_01_L20739563_RTRIDST_0_TECH-SONY-MOBILEWALLET.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna
http://www.tuvps.co.uk/news/articles/sony-and-nxp-team-up-to-market-smart-card-applications-17988033.asp
Contactless stadium; backed by Emirates ( airlines UAE ) -- Nov.
17, 2006
Ed:
Why are Moslems interested in big stadiums ? For public
beheadings ??
The stadium cost £263m to build and was seven
years in the planning. Overall the project will cost £450m
including the building of alternative refuse facilities – a
project which cost £63m alone. The entire project is expected to
be finished by 2010
But that is far from the case now, with
everything from the turnstiles, accessed using contactless smart
card 'Club Cards', to the electronic point-of-sale units at more
than 300 catering points all connected to the network
The stadium has 80 wireless access points, 500
electronic point of sale (EPOS) tills, more than 100 smart
card-enabled turnstiles, also capable of reading bar codes on
anything from paper tickets to MMS messages on mobile phones
– allowing for scaleable ticketing options in the future
The club admits it has taken its lead to a degree
from US sports stadiums where Arsenal's goal of a cashless
environment is already becoming a reality. This move is being
driven in part by the US catering company Arsenal employs, who
brought experience of cashless EPOS to Emirates Stadium.
http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39164162,00.htm
Contactless cards : "Highest encryption" not
necessarily so -- Oct. 24, 2006
But in
tests on 20 cards from Visa, MasterCard and American Express,
the researchers here found that the cardholder's name and other
data was being transmitted without encryption and in plain text.
They could skim and store the information from a card with a
device the size of a couple of paperback books, which they
cobbled together from readily available computer and radio
components for $150.
And because the cards can be read even through a
wallet or an item of clothing, the security of the information,
the researchers say, is startlingly weak. "Would you be
comfortable wearing your name, your credit card number and your
card expiration date on your T-shirt?" Heydt-Benjamin, a
graduate student, asked
"It's the classic 'Let's depend on security
through obscurity--who's going to look? [ Ed: "who's going
to know" ] '" he said.
http://news.com.com/Researchers+see+privacy+pitfalls+in+no-swipe+credit+cards/2100-1029_3-6128407.html
http://news.com.com/Researchers+see+privacy+pitfalls+in+no-swipe+credit+cards+-+page+2/2100-1029_3-6128407-2.html?tag=st.num
HID -- Flexsmart Contactless Readers -- Oct. 14, 2006 --- from
125k to 13.56 M ( while out in the field )
supports 13.56 MHz technologies
Complementing the FlexSmart Reader family, HID
Global provides a wide variety of 13.56 MHz credentials including
cards, tags and key fobs. Some credentials also include
combination technology, used in upgrading
end-users from 125 kHz
proximity to the benefits of MIFARE/DESFire smart card
technology. These multiple technology credentials are
ideal for companies preparing to transition from proximity
technology to the additional speed and applications of 13.56 MHz
smart card solutions.
http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=25959&CategoryID=1
G6 ( generation 6 ) advanced payment vending machines
"e-Port G6 " -- July 2006
( an obvious tangent to 666 )
USA Technologies' (OTC Bulletin Board:USAT)
Generation Six (G6) e-Port(R) radio frequency technology,
developed specifically to accept MasterCard PayPass and other
forms of contactless payments, as well as standard magstripe
credit and debit cards, is scheduled to feature on CBS Television
News.
MasterCard caught the US vending industry by surprise when it
announced a partnership with the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling
Company and USA Technologies to deploy 1,000 credit card
activated vending machines in Philadelphia.
The e-Port G6 is the only technology to accept
not only MasterCard's PayPass, but all forms of contactless card
payment, including Visa's Contactless, American Express'
ExpressPay, and Chase Bank's Blink. The G6 also accepts
traditional mag-stripe cards and cash
to cover every method of payment.
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060706005724&newsLang=en
MasterCard Pay Pass
http://www.mastercard.com/us/personal/en/aboutourcards/paypass/index.html
Passports with RFID
-- August 7, 2006
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=13&articleId=112578
Paying by Cell Phone
Universal payments
possible -- Oct/ 6, 2006
The P4100 is the first point-of-sale PIN entry
device to combine signature capture and debit PIN entry with
vendor-agnostic capabilities enabling integration with Hypercom,
VeriFone and Ingenico card payment terminals as well as leading
electronic cash register systems. The device will accept magnetic
stripe payments as well as EMV and contactless transactions,
support multiple electronic payment and value-added applications
simultaneously, and feature a small handheld form factor enabling
customers to hold and turn it for enhanced privacy.
http://www.retailsolutionsonline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B407D4C2D-D627-4777-B134-ECDBD65D43A5%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines&VNETCOOKIE=NO
Royal Bank of Scotland
contactless payments -- Oct/ 6, 2006
RBS, MasterCard and G&D, working in close
cooperation, have now brought a dual interface EMV product
powered by MasterCard's PayPass® technology to the UK market,
and expect to see solid growth in this sector over the next three
years.
The dual interface cards being supplied by
G&D are not only able to communicate with card readers over
the air, but they can also transfer data conventionally via the
contacts on the EMV chip if the transaction value is high or
where no contactless reader is available. This ensures payment
can be made at the point of sale no matter what.
http://www.finextra.com/fullpr.asp?id=11642
India SIM cards for e-payment - Aug. 25, 2006
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192300092
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