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I've had a programmable NFC tag embedded in my right hand, between my thumb and pointer finger for the last 5+ years. I forget about it for a month or so somet
by aeharding 8y ago
I've had a programmable NFC tag embedded in my right hand, between my thumb and pointer finger for the last 5+ years.
I forget about it for a month or so sometimes. It's neat, I guess, for storing a small amount of text information (bitcoin private key, stuff like that). Can read with any NFC capable phone.
- sjroot 8y agoDo you worry about the security implications of this? If you storing something sensitive like a private key, I mean.
- schwartzworld 8y agoA private key is only valuable if the person knows what the key is for and how to use it. Stealing a random looking string off an RFID can't be that valuable unless it's a very targeted attack.
- aeharding 8y agoIt's not any amount of bitcoin I'd miss. Just kind of for fun. I guess I could encrypt it with some passphrase that's easy to remember, but I haven't bothered. Honestly I'd be impressed if someone retrieved the bitcoin.
- majewsky 8y agoIt would be fun to implant the functional parts of a contactless credit card into one's palm, then freak out cashiers with your supposed force power. :)
- cf141q5325 8y agoSomeone did that with his bus ticket. https://gizmodo.com/australian-biohacker-who-implanted-transit-pass-in-his-1823832689 https://gizmodo.com/australian-biohacker-who-implanted-trans...
- gardaani 8y agoThousands of Swedes are also doing that. They store credit cards and key cards under their skin. https://nordic.businessinsider.com/swedish-people-embed-microchips-under-skin-to-replace-id-cards-2018-5?r=US&IR=T https://nordic.businessinsider.com/swedish-people-embed-micr...