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		mike-cardwell on Nov 16, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 2012 Will Be The Year NFC Breaks Big--Just Not In ... Presumably, just getting close to the card is not enough to initiate a payment? Most tables/desks are less than 4cm thick...

lemming on Nov 19, 2011 [–]

No, it's not sufficient (you'd need something pretending to be a terminal) but it is necessary which makes it much harder with NFC than RFID.

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