[Noisebridge-discuss] RFID, TransLink/Clipper

[Ryan Castellucci]

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Daniel Farina <drfarina at acm.org> wrote:
> Does anyone have an idea around how available readers are for
> TransLink/Clipper cards and what useful information can be read off
> them? If something as simple as an ID-number can be retrieved then I
> think there are a lot of interesting possibilities since acquiring a
> TransLink/Clipper card is easy and only going to get easier. Plus it's
> one less card to carry for those of us who commute via public transit
> often if this card can be piggybacked.
>
> I am a total RFID noob, so I apologize if I have asked some stupid
> questions in advance.

It seems to me based on the way the system works that data gets
written to the cards in at least some cases.

The readers the fare enforcement officers have do not seem to have an
antenna for data uplink, so I presume that it checks the card.

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Ryan Castellucci http://ryanc.org/