The most devastating disappointment I have ever experienced since I started the biochip experiment is Apple\u2019s position towards NFC. Or, to be more straightforward, the company\u2019s desire to usurp the right to use it in its platform.<\/p>\n
Each iPhone 6 has a built-in NFC chip, but it is unavailable to any developers except Apple\u2019s very own. One cannot develop third-party apps for Apple\u2019s NFC. The explanation is a very trivial one: The folks from Cupertino are actively promoting their proprietary\u00a0Apple Pay<\/a>\u00a0contactless payment service and use this simple trick to get rid of any competition which might undermine their new platform. I knew it as soon as iPhone 6 was launched. But with a chip implanted into my hand, it is different story. As Oscar Wilde said:<\/p>\n \u201cA dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Having stumbled across the fact that my own microchip-enabled hand won\u2019t be capable of interacting with my iPhone, I had to embrace a dreadful truth: The best-in-class bionic tech won\u2019t be available to all in the future. Moreover, this fact has a fair chance of being used to manipulate people.<\/p>\n Today, when\u00a0Internet of Things<\/a>\u00a0is vividly emerging, the infrastructure for this concept is being created including, but not limited to, platforms, protocols, and standards. In this respect, the \u2018first come, first served\u2019 rule would be applicable. And the companies who happen to have an existing aligned and efficient development practice, will get a significant head start. An advantage which they won\u2019t be willing to share with anyone.<\/p>\n #BionicManDiary<\/a>, entry 001: the story of how a chip was implanted into my body: https:\/\/t.co\/tEawdUC2tj<\/a> by @cheresh<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dXwzYUdYSC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) February 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n