December 05, 2011

NFC the next big thing? Do it right – embed privacy from the start

 

There was a lot of buzz about Near Field Communications (NFC) at this week in Ottawa.  NFC is an emerging short-range wireless technology being built into the latest generation of smartphones, allowing users to bridge the real and virtual worlds with simple “Tap ‘n Go” gestures.   

Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

NFC holds tremendous potential to change the way we interact with our physical environments, acquire and share information, access facilities, and pay for goods and services (to name just a few interoperabilities), using now-ubiquitous mobile devices. 



Mobile Privacy: beware of unintended consequences

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