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NOT to WORRY ?

MrBillM - 12-21-2011 at 08:05 AM

IF there's really nothing to worry about and ONLY Paranoids buy Aluma-Wallets, WHY does the U.S. Government supply each RFID-Sentri card with a protective Foil-Lined "Glove" ?

baronvonbob - 12-21-2011 at 08:23 AM

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NO Danger ?

MrBillM - 12-21-2011 at 08:43 AM

I keep reading reassurances that the ATM and Credit Cards incorporating RFID-Technology are not in danger of being compromised while being carried.

The Government "apparently" believes differently since they're supplying foil-protection envelopes and instructions to carry the Sentri card enclosed to prevent data theft.

Time to buy an Aluima-Wallet at Walmart. $9.95.

durrelllrobert - 12-21-2011 at 09:35 AM

The Swiss company HWB Kunststoffwerke has developed and tested a foil which blocks unauthorized signals from accessing your information without your knowledge. This protective foil envelope is the ONLY FIPS- 201 approved by the US Government and is what Homeland Security pays them a a small fortune for. Here's what their web siite says:
:fire::fire:
Over 100 million new credit cards, passports and other forms of identity, contain tiny two-way radios called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips. On the one hand the chip allows a fast and convenient payment/identification. On the other hand it carries the risk of being a victim of electronic pick-pockets, payment fraud and identity theft! Electronic pick-pockets – very small card readers, available on e-bay for as little as $10 – can read the personal information within seconds. How? The RFID chips are activated and powered by the signal from the remote antenna on the reader and so cannot be turned off. Once activated the RFID chip wirelessly transmits the information it contains.

baronvonbob - 12-21-2011 at 09:40 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by durrelllrobert
The Swiss company HWB Kunststoffwerke has developed and tested a foil which blocks unauthorized signals from accessing your information without your knowledge. This protective foil envelope is the ONLY FIPS- 201 approved by the US Government and is what Homeland Security pays them a a small fortune for. Here's what their web siite says:
:fire::fire:
Over 100 million new credit cards, passports and other forms of identity, contain tiny two-way radios called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips. On the one hand the chip allows a fast and convenient payment/identification. On the other hand it carries the risk of being a victim of electronic pick-pockets, payment fraud and identity theft! Electronic pick-pockets – very small card readers, available on e-bay for as little as $10 – can read the personal information within seconds. How? The RFID chips are activated and powered by the signal from the remote antenna on the reader and so cannot be turned off. Once activated the RFID chip wirelessly transmits the information it contains.

Woooosh - 12-21-2011 at 09:42 AM

Here's the Video that shows how someone just walking past you can "grab" your RFID chip (credit card) data to create a clone of you card (including security code and expiration date) and rip you off.

"Electronic Pick-pocketing"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUz6oe6AlFs

Bajatripper - 12-22-2011 at 08:58 PM

Real good-to-know info, Bill. Thanks.