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Unread 27-07-2016, 20:43   #56
markpb
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Originally Posted by Jamie2k9 View Post
That's why you have products such as Apple Wallet which for example airlines apps are comparable to download boarding passes.
All Apple Wallet does is present a barcode to a device which is itself centrally connected. You haven't solved the problem, just moved it upstream. If you want a transit ticket on a mobile device that doesn't have SE, then either the phone or the validator needs an Internet connection. Secure Element is the way forward, it's just going to take some time.

FWIW, there's a massive downside to putting transit tickets on a phone. Battery life.
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