What are NFC tags and how can they be useful?

[shanimal92]

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[captdroid]

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"NFC tags contain data and are typically read-only but may be rewriteable. They can be custom-encoded by their manufacturers or use the specifications provided by the NFC Forum, an industry association charged with promoting the technology and setting key standards. The tags can securely store personal data such as debit and credit card information, loyalty program data, PINs and networking contacts, among other information. The NFC Forum defines four types of tags which provide different communication speeds and capabilities in terms of configurability, memory, security, data retention and write endurance. Tags currently offer between 96 and 4,096 bytes of memory."

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I believe Google Wallet uses NFC tags

 

[kf_109634]

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Hey Shanimal92,

Here is a link that explains NFC and also has following links to help you with those followup questions you may have. I also put a link to how they can be useful as well. Enjoy.

What is NFC? ? GoToTags Sales & Support

What Is NFC Used For? ? GoToTags Sales & Support