(Originally published in Information Week , an article by Shailesh Kumar Davey ) The convenience of an NFC enabled phone comes with some security risks as criminals are likely to abuse the tap-and-pay NFC technology used in mobile payment programs. Imagine a world where you leave your house without keys, walk into your office without an ID card and book movie tickets without cash or cards! Yes, such a world is possible with the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. NFC enables wireless data transfer between two devices that are very close to each other. NFC is a subset of RFID technology and is based on principles of electro-magnetic field that interact with each other (proximity is the key thing here)
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NFC or “Near Field Communication” – a word of Advice
Most of us know about NFC or Near Field Communication. We would like to define it once again; it is a short range wireless connectivity technology that enables to share data at ease.
It is hard to hit a changing target!
We have seen, heard and experienced various kinds of mobile devices; mobile phones, tablets, the old palmtops and any others you can think of. It’s been over 20 years since the first palmtop computer appeared that carried your documents around for you.