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Title: Check your credit cards!
Post by: kmitch200 on December 10, 2010, 02:51:51 PM

I just got an email about this - don't know how old it is.....
RFID chips that reveal your card number and exp date.

 
http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/?watchId=8ba6f8fc-90a2-4711-90ea-1884ec348310

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 10, 2010, 04:02:00 PM

That is what makes those "Tap and Go" cards work.

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: Timothy on December 10, 2010, 04:09:41 PM

I only have one and I never use it...

Thanks for the heads up though...

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: kmitch200 on December 10, 2010, 04:40:31 PM

After seeing this clip, I checked both the cards I carry all the time - now I need to call the banks and see if I can get cards WITHOUT the stupid chips in them. Grrrrrr.

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: SwoopSJ on December 10, 2010, 05:27:00 PM

RFID technology will eventually be embedded in ALL of our cards, including driver's licenses.  I plan on purchasing a RFID blocking wallet, as I am due for a new one anyway.  If you don't want to go that route, several companies also make sleeves which prevent theft while allowing you to carry your existing wallet.  I would provide links for individual companies, but Amazon carries just about all of them.

Swoop

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 10, 2010, 06:25:06 PM

RFID will NOT be embedded in NH drivers licenses per order of the State Supreme Court.
NH was one of the States that refused to go along with the "RealID" program as the State SC deemed it to violate the States Constitutional provisions for Privacy.
While you are getting rid of your RFID equiped Credit cards you may want to at least check, if not trade your H&K pistols as several models of them have been so equipped for some time now.

http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=8705.msg112324#msg112324

Still can't find the darn posts on here , My Google -Fu is weak tonight  ;D

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: rojawe on December 10, 2010, 08:06:52 PM

http://www.idstronghold.com/?gclid=CMKsw-Gb2aUCFUS5KgodC1aqkw
I know nothing about this company but I read about the CC and someone sent me this site

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: deepwater on December 10, 2010, 09:47:57 PM

Quote from: tombogan03884 on December 10, 2010, 06:25:06 PM

RFID will NOT be embedded in NH drivers licenses per order of the State Supreme Court.
NH was one of the States that refused to go along with the "RealID" program as the State SC deemed it to violate the States Constitutional provisions for Privacy.
While you are getting rid of your RFID equiped Credit cards you may want to at least check, if not trade your H&K pistols as several models of them have been so equipped for some time now.

http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=8705.msg112324#msg112324

Still can't find the darn posts on here , My Google -Fu is weak tonight  ;D

here ya go.. has a pic as well.

http://militantlibertarian.org/2010/10/04/rfid-in-hk-handguns/

deepwater

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: tombogan03884 on December 11, 2010, 01:37:54 AM

Thanks Deepwater.

Title: Re: Check your credit cards!
Post by: seeker_two on December 11, 2010, 09:59:57 AM

Is there some way to fry the RFID chip without damaging the magnetic strip? I'd heard that microwaving it for 3 seconds would do the trick, but I'm hesitant to try it....