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Technology

Jul. 21, 2021

Wearable NFC tags could be a boon for criminals

The Smartnail is being offered by a nail Salon called Lanour Beauty Lounge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The wearer can share a wide range of personal data including WhatsApp contact detail, email address, Instagram or LinkedIn Profile. Seriously?

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Wearable NFC tags could be a boon for criminals

In one of the most iconic scenes in the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz," the supernatural Wicked Witch of the West delivered a terrifying message of doom by pointing her bony green finger at Dorothy as she exclaimed "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!"

Almost 100 years later, mere mortals can deliver messages with the point of a finge...

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