idk, with being severely mentally ill and all, brain augments would be pretty dope
@Ramona Hm, I don't really trust computers much, but it just being a cool thing that not many people have ever done is a big factor. Can't get progress without trying something.
@noiob yeah, of course a huge issue with a lot of this sort of stuff is the fact that most software and hardware will inherently have flaws, it's just a matter of trusting it and keeping yourself as safe as possible from possible attacks.
i dabble with cybersecurity stuff a lot so i'm hoping i can sort of move that into the field of artificial limbs and augments and whatnot.
and huh, i didn't know there were passports with NFC!
@Ramona It's the German "Personalausweis" ones, maybe it's RFID, I don't know the difference or what's stored on it. Pretty useless afaik
@noiob oh! that's definitely NFC, but it seems they've taken steps to encrypt it with a digital signature so the information on the passport can't be modified in any way, shape or form without immediately alerting.
i can't find too much information about this specific part, but there's speculation that there's some sort of tracking number on the information in the NFC tag that looks you up in a government database when scanned so that it's harder to falsify whatever's on the tag/passport.
@noiob i'm also aiming to get an NFC implant, which IMO has a lot more vulnerabilities (i'll probably use it for a home alarm system or something, since storing something like a debit card chip on it or anything with personal information is WAY too risky, even with encryption)
@Ramona ugh, my passport has NFC, but I'm sure it's 100% secure lol
@noiob it seems with NFC passports, they generally take a few precautions to make sure information can't easily be taken or modified (ie; Canadian passport NFC tags only carry the same information as one of the pages has, which is basic identification information + the photo, and US passports have NFC reader proof casing) but that's really odd to hear!
@noiob that's true! there's always a ton of risks involved but like, truth be told i don't have a lot of value on my own life, so like, if i can take a major risk and be a forerunner to help push humanity into the future, that'd be nice?
at least with the prosthetic arm my friend's designing, there aren't many vulnerabilities that aren't just physical damage (although the way it's powered is a bit tricky and risky) but of course with new technology comes a lot of risks.