-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [IP] more on Networked RFID and Near Field Communications Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:01:10 -0800 From: John Shoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] CC: John Shoch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dave, For IP, if you like. I think it is pretty easy to "envision mobile phones converging rapidly with RFID" because it is already happening 1. Newer advanced RFID chips are being used in the new "contactless" credit cards being deployed by a number of card associations and their member banks. MasterCard seems to be out in front, with their "PayPass" system: http://www.mastercard.com/us/personal/en/aboutourcards/paypass/index.html Mastercard ran a nice Paypass ad during the Superbowl: http://www.priceless.com/film/nowshowing.html [click on the thumbnail which says "Marathon."] 2. Visa has now introduced Visa Contectless: http://www.usa.visa.com/personal/cards/contactless/index.html?ep=v_sym_contactlesspayments 3. Chase Bank is distributing cards to their customers under the name Chase Blink: http://www.chaseblink.com/blink_flash.asp 4. The reader and system infrastructure being deployed to handle contactless cards has been developed by Vivotech: http://www.vivotech.com/ This infrastructure will also enable support of mobile phones with a near field communication (NFC) capability. 5. Next generation payment systems using NFC mobile phones are ALREADY being field tested (involving Chase, Cingular, Nokia, Visa, Vivotech): http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/news/content/file_1209.html http://press.nokia.com/PR/200512/1025543_5.html Cheers, John Shoch Alloy Ventures PS on security: Remember that there are many different kinds of RFID tags. The "simple $.05 tags" are bare-bones passive devices, similar to what you already have in a "key-card" used to enter a building. There are much more complicated tags which include a processor, memory, and extensive security software for use in other applications. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Farber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IP] more on Networked RFID and Near Field Communications]] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [IP] Networked RFID and Near Field Communications] Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:42:20 -0500 From: Jeffrey Joslin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Networked RFID and Near Field Communications > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:32:53 +0100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dave, > > I've been in an ITU workshop on networked RFID this > week in Geneva and it is very clear from the presentations that > the experts envision mobile phones converging rapidly with RFID ... Umm, that is definitely an understatement... Cellphone could crack RFID tags, says cryptographer Rick Merritt EE Times (02/14/2006 4:26 PM EST) http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180201688 >From that article: "I haven’t tested all RFID tags, but we did test the biggest brand and it is totally unprotected," Shamir said. Using this approach, "a cellphone has all the ingredients you need to conduct an attack and compromise all the RFID tags in the vicinity," he added. Jeffrey ___________________________________________________ jeffrey joslin president ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
