Is Near Field Communication the most onerous technology ever?

[Julie Bonnet]

RISKS & ADVANTAGES 'NFC':
- Risks: Sensitive Financial Data, Spyware or Malware Interference, Lack of Education
- Advantages: Augmented Shopping Experience, More Tech Companies Are Getting On Board, Quick and Easy Access

 

[tabletnovice]

RISKS & ADVANTAGES 'NFC':
- Risks: Sensitive Financial Data, Spyware or Malware Interference, Lack of Education
- Advantages: Augmented Shopping Experience, More Tech Companies Are Getting On Board, Quick and Easy Access

Based on your list, I'm not at all sure the advantages of NFC outweigh the risks!

 

[Mellimel22]

Like what data??? Google Wallet and using NFC is no different from paying for stuff with a debit card or better yet putting money on one. I find its really safe and convenient. Prime ex me and the FAM was out and the kids and myself wanted McDonalds and I didn't have my card on me and lil cash on hand. All I did was tap the terminal and done. Anybody just can't use it. It requires a pin at every entry

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[Imnutsnj]

NFC is so much safer than using debit cards. It's on the news all of the time about some gas station or store having a card reader hidden in their machines stealing your data, they can't do that with NFC (or at least, not yet). As mentioned earlier, each time you make a transaction, you need to enter a pin number.
NFC is also a great time saver, you can program an NFC tag to accomplish any number of tasks on your phone and with one swipe, they're done, this sure beats doing the tasks one at a time. The tags also multitask (when I run an errand, I have mine toggle wifi off, data on, bluetooth on, navigation on and send my wife a text, when I return, using the same tag, it will turn wifi on, data, bluetooth and navigation off), so NFC definitely has far more pluses than minuses.

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