Safety/Security - HL 237 (1)

RFID Skimming:

Your passport and most new credit cards have RFID.  If you don’t know about this, it may be time to get some education about “skimming.”  I just received two new credit cards both with chips.  From my research, tinfoil or aluminum is not 100% but can drastically limit access to unwanted readers.  Here are a couple of articles on the issue:

RFID Technology:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/june/money/credit-card-fraud/rfid-credit-cards/index.htm

Skimming:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID_skimming

DIY Protection:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CC0QFjACahUKEwitkOiR5r_HAhXJnIAKHdbfDrE&url=http%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2F5896785%2Ffoil-electronic-pickpockets-with-aluminum-foil-or-multiple-credit-cards&ei=CgzaVa3jGcm5ggTWv7uICw&usg=AFQjCNEhQ-z15ac6CdbQCkHi-2lcnu8kjA&sig2=WatPGSQZRSm2EmVIe08krA

 


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