This is an example of what I mean by Broken News Media.

[wolven7]

Via Grinding:

This is precisely what people were warned about, when BlueTooth/RFID connections came out. There was no security, no encryption, and the market didn't seem like it was going to provide the capability, at any time in the near future.

You'd think, you'd THINK they could take three seconds to note that people were warned about this, by securities experts, and that companies pretty much said "Meh, we'll get around to it."

Feh.

Comments

[nausved.livejournal.com]

Would aluminum foil be enough to block it, I wonder? It would certainly be cheaper than buying a fancy wallet.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I'd have to test, or find some tests...

[moonandserpent.livejournal.com]

*nod*

Now RFID encryption is mainly homebrew and Bluetooth encryption is really just now taking off with Bluetooth 2.1 and the forthcoming 3.0

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I look forward to new innovations in that area, but I'm pretty surer the most interesting will continue to be in the end-user application.

[blumuun.livejournal.com]

it's like Marilyn Manson said, "fear and consumption".



just a thought.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Indeed indeed.