nfc implants, would you?

I'll continue using keys to open and lock my doors, with everything getting hacked and cloned these days normal keys that have worked for hundreds of years are probably more secure.
 
doofski said:
I'll continue using keys to open and lock my doors, with everything getting hacked and cloned these days normal keys that have worked for hundreds of years are probably more secure.
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Do you think a normal key lock is difficult to 'hack' into?



To answer the question, no.
 
There'll come a time when this sort of tech will be 'secure' and invaluable and so widely adopted that you'll need to have one. We're only a few steps away from the tin-foiled theories of a world government and mass population control. Mix this in with governments who continually spy and censor its own citizens and the future becomes quite a scary place.
 
piggeh said:
There'll come a time when this sort of tech will be 'secure' and invaluable and so widely adopted that you'll need to have one. We're only a few steps away from the tin-foiled theories of a world government and mass population control. Mix this in with governments who continually spy and censor its own citizens and the future becomes quite a scary place.
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and then you remember that there are enough ak47s in the world for every 1 in 3 people. and think meh, revolution comes only when we miss a few meals.
 
doofski said:
I'll continue using keys to open and lock my doors, with everything getting hacked and cloned these days normal keys that have worked for hundreds of years are probably more secure.
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Secure against electronic attack and the average person yes.

However mechanical locks have been picked since shortly after they were invented.

I did a bit of research and picked a 5 pin tumbler lock (standard house door or padlock type) in the first session I tried with a paperclip and a pen clip.

Ask a locksmith to get you into your house without breaking anything and he'll get out his lock picks.

Law enforcement want in quietly they'll pick the lock too.

There's not a lot of incentive to put extremely expensive "unpickable" locks on a property or vehicle since it merely changes the easiest route to something other than opening the lock.
 
Tefal said:
and then you remember that there are enough ak47s in the world for every 1 in 3 people. and think meh, revolution comes only when we miss a few meals.
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No there isn't. There's 75m AK47s produced (according to wiki citation), many of which would have been destroyed. Where on earth did you get a 1 in 3 figure from? That would be over 2 Billion AK47s. Really?

You are assuming AK47s would still be useful against whatever the governments of the future have in their arsenal. And that you can get hold of one. And that they dont have some biometric device built in so they can only be used by 'authorised persons'.
 
Useful as the technology is, I think id rather just have the chip on a ring or bracelet. Id get the same experience without having to have anything implanted, and I can remove it easily if I wish.
 
piggeh said:
You are assuming AK47s would still be useful against whatever the governments of the future have in their arsenal. And that you can get hold of one. And that they dont have some biometric device built in so they can only be used by 'authorised persons'.
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Like Judge Dread.

That might be a good use of NFC, to control and identify who can and does use weapons.
 
Why does it have to be an implant? People wear things like watches and carry phones which can be used instead. The only advantage of an implant is that you can't lose it.
 
at the moment I'd probably just go for a bracelet...

would be nice to have a single id chip in future to act as a debit card, oyster card and to identify me for the various uses of this chip re: starting the car, opening doors etc...
 
There's is bound to be a standards war on this.

Think:

VHS vs Betamax
USRx2 vs K56flex
DVD-RW vs DVD+RW
Blu-ray vs HD-DVD

We'll all have to have to two implants, then another when a standard is agreed (e.g. V90). Look to the usual suspects to hold up the standard; Apple (Ultra Violet), Sony (memory stick), Microsoft (most things), the British (three pin plug).
 
I didnt read the article quoted in the OP but after reading through the thread here are my feelings.

I would have one and gladly throw all my keys away, i wouldnt feel any less secure in my home or while i was out.
If somebody wanted to break in bad enough they could just lob a brick through the window so it doesnt really matter what locks on the door.
I wouldnt even mind if it could be read to see where i have been as i have a smart phone that tells people that information already.
They could help save lives too, imagine if it held important medical information like allergies or what medicines youre on, next of kin contact information and your blood type.

Of course bio metric and nfc implants are not exactly the norm at the moment so i think i would wait for a second generation of the tech before i jumped on board.
 
piggeh said:
No there isn't. There's 75m AK47s produced (according to wiki citation), many of which would have been destroyed. Where on earth did you get a 1 in 3 figure from? That would be over 2 Billion AK47s. Really?

You are assuming AK47s would still be useful against whatever the governments of the future have in their arsenal. And that you can get hold of one. And that they dont have some biometric device built in so they can only be used by 'authorised persons'.
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i couldn't remember the figure, including all the copies, and licensed versions (many many countries make it under different names) it is in the region on 1-6 it's under ten any way.


and who is going to fit these biometic devices to all of the worlds guns? retrospectivly?
 
I don't like the idea of fingerprints/eye recognition etc.

If I get mugged and they want my car keys, fine.

If however my car keys are actually part of my fingers or eyes...................
 
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