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  • Soccer ball Putin gave Trump contains transmitter chip — but for Adidas: report

    07/25/2018 12:18:11 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 42 replies
    The Hill ^ | Jacqueline Thomsen - 07/25/18 | Jacqueline Thomsen - 07/25/18
    The Adidas soccer ball Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to President Trump at their summit in Finland appears to contain a chip that can transmit information to nearby cell phones, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The publication noted that photos of the ball show a logo for a near-field communication (NFC) tag, a chip that is included in the Adidas 2018 FIFA World Cup ball. Russia hosted this year's World Cup. Adidas AG soccer balls, similar to the one Putin presented to Trump during a joint press conference last week, contain a small chip that can send content to mobile devices. Users...