Property News · May 25, 2013

Sifting the facts from the fiction about contactless cards


Can someone else scan your contactless card through your pocket … we ask the experts what’s true and what’s notThe reports of contactless charging errors on buses and in stores will have left some people nervous – and have prompted a flurry of theories about what’s wrong with the technology and how you can protect yourself. But are people just peddling scare stories? We rounded up some comments attached to one of this week’s Guardian articles and put them to two experts: Dave Birch of Consult Hyperion, which provides consultancy into electronic transactions, and Mark Austin, head of contactless at Visa Europe. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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