The the other week at my local train station I saw an interesting my machine for the MyKi RFID ticketing system. I looked at there site and it was already up and running on buses services in Warragul and Latrobe Valley and a few other places and I though hey that is kind of cool and wondered what information these things may have on them and for got about the pictures I took on my phone.
That was until I saw a MyKi unit on a tram in he city. Could this bee that there will be an option for an RFID ticket for Metro train, tram and bus services? Don’t know (if you know more info on this leave a comment) but now it has me concerned about if they will be getting rid of the mag swipe paper tickets that exist now.
When these are released I will be getting a MyKi just to see what information is being stored on these tickets and what the affects of cloning one would be as just because RFID tags are in your wallet or bag does not mean that your ticket can not be stolen now. Especially with the automatic top up of you credit from a debit or credit card. I can see fraud being an issue.
Also he privacy will be interesting with how much of your travel data and history this system will need to give you the best ticket. What will be the availability of this information for law enforcement and the general public? I certainly don’t want travel habits stored on a server I don’t have control of.
If any one has a looked into these MyKi card and the info on them let me know and I will discuss with you on how to get your stuff up on here so that people can make an informed decision about whether the MyKi ticketing solution is a solution that is safe enough for them.
Though if we are not given a choice you can always get a RFID blockind wallet from ThinkGeek check it out.
Picks of the Pay station:
Pics of the Scanner on the tram:
