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Contactless Credit Cards
An anonymous reader writes "According to his article in EETimes, Visa and Philips are teaming up to introduce a so-called "contactless credit card". Basically it'll work like the proximity cards many of us use for access to our places of work or apartments. You won't need to physically swipe it, simply waving it over a reader is good enough."
because I shouldn't be allowed to have contact with my credit cards.
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Ok I was thinking, what if some evil dude decided to build this really strong satelite that put off a signal that charged EVERY CREDIT CARD IN THE WORLD and then CREDITED HIS ACCOUNT!! This could be done if we used contactless credit cards. Also it would be very difficult to stop this kind of exploit because space is really big and you can't watch everyone all the time. Someone could even claim that their satelite isn't evil but then when they throw it up there it would be too late.
Another reason this is a stupid idea is because EMF. Just like Neo in the Matrix, some evil hackers could put up a big EMF field on Earth that would disable the use of all credit cards in a mile radius!! It would be a huge DOS attack if someone did this in a big shopping mall, stores would lose TONS of money. Also it would be IMPOSSIBLE to track the evil hacker down because he could just hide his EMF emitter in the bushes or something and then just leave.
In conclusion we already have credit cards that are plenty good so it isn't wise to change something that doesn't suck!!!
Actually, what I was hoping for was that we could put mod points on these cards. It would give a whole new meaning to 'arma-whoring,' now wouldn't it?
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The internet, today:
Debian.com announces new contactless debian operating system - "untouchable". promises unbreakable security.
Debian.com executives stunned the business community today with the announcement of a new operating system in the debian franchise "untouchable", which they contend, ushers in a new age of contactless technology and "unhaX0rable" enterprise security technology for the enterprise. debian CEO Raymond Stallman issued forth this challenge (meaningless freedom diatribe deleted; words rearranged to form actual english sentences - ed.): "[...] if you can haX0r this [...] system, we [...], debian.com, will give you 100,000 free copies of our next [...] debian release [...] due in 2008".
"untouchable" features specially developed "haX0r freedom" technology, designed specifically to ensure freedom from haX0rs. "haX0r freedom" technology comprises debian's patent-pending "cord-free" technology, which allows debian computers to run without cords, and debian's new "network-free" enterprise security technology, which allows debian computers to run without a network. "Correctly installed, debian computers with haX0r-freedom enabled enterprise security technology are invulnerable from haX0rs and other commie government spies" says debian CTO Raymond Stallman. "the extra freedom built into the core of Untouchable leaves enterprise users freer to enjoy other things in the rich debian untouchable experience, like manually installing soundcards". "we think they'll like it" jokes Stallman, freeing a few extra lice from his freely-kempt beard.
Other debian executives could not be contacted by email for comment.
...how is it going to know which card to use for the transaction?
Know what I'm going to do? Pick the lineup with the most customers. That way I'll have a pretty good chance of not acxtually having to pay for my stuff!
You're using her as bait, Master!
Some people are trolled and take the bait.