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No, but I'd rather not have my credit cards have that option in them. Basically, I do not like the fact someone can tap my card and then get money from it. I ju
by aestra 13y ago
No, but I'd rather not have my credit cards have that option in them. Basically, I do not like the fact someone can tap my card and then get money from it. I just am not a fan of that type of payment, because it is too easy. I don't like the argument "don't use it" because it isn't an optional "feature," if your card has it, it has it. You cannot turn it off.
http://www.mymoneycoach.ca/credit_rating/how-to-protect-self-from-electronic-smart-card-identity-credit-card-theft.html http://www.mymoneycoach.ca/credit_rating/how-to-protect-self...
"a $3 smart card reader purchased online can steal people’s credit card information if the thief can get close enough to your purse or wallet.
I know you're thinking "you're not liable for fraud." Doesn't mean I want fraud to happen, that it isn't a pain in the ass.
Especially unsettling is the RFID chips in passports.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/15/AR2006091500923.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09...
http://www.emc.com/emc-plus/rsa-labs/staff-associates/epc-rfid-tag-security-defenses.htm http://www.emc.com/emc-plus/rsa-labs/staff-associates/epc-rf...
- cbr 13y agoPerhaps you should wrap your card in tinfoil? Or get something like http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/8cdd/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/8cdd/ ?
- wakeless 13y agoCredit cards have little wire antenna in them. If you basically cut it in down near the chip, the chip still works when inserted into the machine but the NFC doesn't work. I did this accidentally and have been using my phone with chip and pin for about a year. Personally I'd prefer to swipe.