11 NFC: ANOTHER ONE FOR THE ACRONYM SOUP

Andrea Simmons, August 2011

NFC – have you heard about this one? It stands for ‘Near Field Communication’ – the impending and intended technology roll-out across mobile devices that is described as ‘another interesting example of innovative technology that aims to deliver convenience for consumers’. It will see us all swiping away to our hearts’ content at every available scanner point for all sorts of goods and services. Andrea Simmons, information compliance evangelist, business consultant and BCS blogger, has some thoughts on this.

I am sure some people have already had the benefit of testing this technology. I’ve certainly seen an increase in ‘swipe your phone over this logo’ messaging in articles ...

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