[clug] Idea for an Android project or a possible big headache?

[Alex (Maxious) Sadleir]

Such an app does exist in FareBot
http://codebutler.com/announcing-farebot-for-android/
https://github.com/codebutler/farebot
... but unfortunately the cards are encrypted with a key unique to
each transit system and nobody has extracted it for Canberra.

The author of FareBot suggests "Removing detailed trip information
from these cards while keeping the balance readable without
authentication is a good compromise that balances privacy with
utility." http://codebutler.com/2013/02/14/farebot-transit-card-privacy-news/


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:05 PM, jm <jeffm at ghostgun.com> wrote:
>
> Today while catching the bus I discovered that my MyWay card was out of
> credit. Luckily I had the cash on me to pay for the ride. On my walk
> from the Interchange to work I started to wonder if the NFC interface on
> my Android phone would recognise the card. A quick swift of the card
> over the phone or was that the phone over the card. Anyway...The phone
> beeped happily. So it sees something.
>
> The thought was that it would be handy to have an app on you phone which
> would allow you to check the balance of the card. I could do this be for
> I needed to use the card and realise I need to top up the card before
> being caught out. So my questions are,
>
> * Does such an app already exist?
>
> * Does anyone know anything about the functionality of these cards? eg,
> are these a simple 96 bit id card or a true stored value card?
>
> * Are there any good NFC tools?
>
> * Any good NFC examples?
>
> * Anyone want to try writing such an app or know how to get Action to
> invest in one?
>
> Well that's my random thought for the day.
>
> Jeff.
>
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