I've never used an iPhone so can't help you there. The app should be
billed as a card reader, development aid, ore somesuch, rather than a
payment app. Android apps have a permission system, so I could be
quite sure my credit card details weren't being broadcast across the
Internet. I presume IOS has a similar feature.
Barry Hill writes:
Thanks for the tiny URL. I didn't think about word wrap. I saw the card
readers, but I assumed that these were to get payment. Are they the same
thing as the Android one? Now that I ask the question, I feel quite dumb.
I suspect the answer is 'yes'.
Cheers
Barry
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 3:47 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Contactless payment cards (was Accessible bank
card)
Un-line-wrapped link:
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-cashfree-challenge-are-c
ontactless-cards-a-safe-way-to-pay-8642245.html
Plenty of Google hits for iphone card reader , including Apple Pay. I'd be
surprised if any contemporary iphone wasn't equipped with NFC.
Barry Hill writes:
> Thanks for this. I tried finding a similar app for the iPhone, but with
no > success. It may be that the iPhone does not have Near Field Contact
technology where Android phones do. Still, whilst searching for theiPhone > app, I came across this great article from someone who tried and
failed to > double pay with a contactless card. Read on for details of
using mobiles as > contactless payments.
>
>
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-cashfree-challenge-are-c
> ontactless-cards-a-safe-way-to-pay-8642245.html
>
> Cheers
>
> Barry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of > lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 2:48 PM >
To: access uk > Subject: [access-uk] Contactless payment cards (was
Accessible bank card) > > > Hi: A while ago there was a conversation on
here about the accessability and > security of contactless payment cards. I
received mine a few weeks ago, and > finally got around to testing if I
could read it with a smart phone.
>
> The answer is yes. I can read the card number, the expiry date, card
type, > the card issuer and the number of PIN attempts left, and that was
that. The > card holders name and the cvv cryptogram are not readable.
>
> The card has to be held within 1cm of the back of the phone for about >
0.5 seconds for it to be read. It could be reliably read when inside my >
wallet, in my trouser pocket. Wrapping the card in a single thickness of >
cooking foil completely prevented the card from being read.
>
> Given that less information is exposed by NFC than is available from a >
casual glance of the card, and that any eavesdropper would have to get >
pretty touchy feely to be able to scan my card without my knowledge, then >
I'm pretty relaxed about having this card in my wallet. I feel no more >
vulnerable than if I used a non-contactless card.
>
> App details:
> Banking card reader NFC (EMV)
>
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.devnied.emvnfccard&;
> hl=en
>
> Android Nexus 5.
>
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