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| Thread ID: 127535 | 2012-10-29 05:59:00 | RFID | lakewoodlady (103) | PC World Chat |
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| 1309361 | 2012-10-29 05:59:00 | Is anyone up with the current email going round about how credit card users can be scammed with an rfid reader? I had an email today about this subject and thought it was just a hoax scaremongering one. I had a look at the video, and thought that it was possible if you happened to have a c/card with the chip embedded in it. How safe are our c/cards debit/cards??? LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1309362 | 2012-10-29 06:22:00 | Probably only the wireless credit cards | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 1309363 | 2012-10-29 06:25:00 | Very. As in the technology? Nothing is 100% secure. However, you know those fees you pay to have a credit card? Not it's enormous interest - the yearly fee. It's because should there be a legit dodgy transaction, or a steal or something, they refund you. And give you a new card - in case of theft type dodginess. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1309364 | 2012-10-29 06:25:00 | Yeah, I'd say it's to do with 'Paywave'. I don't know anywhere that you can use it yet? So I wouldn't worry too much. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1309365 | 2012-10-29 06:30:00 | Someone sent me this today. Normally I would just dismiss it as beingva hoax thing but it got my attention because the person who sent it has just got a new card from her bank with the wi-fi symbol on it. youtube.googleapis.com LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1309366 | 2012-10-29 06:40:00 | The RFID technologies in Visa and Mastercards only work from about 4cm away, so it's pretty hard to scan them without you noticing somebody hovering around your pocket with a scanner. The only place I've seen so far where they work was Kmart in the Albany mall. | ryanjames.powell (13554) | ||
| 1309367 | 2012-10-29 06:48:00 | Also, regardless it's not the consumer's problem, it's totally the credit card company's liability if your card details get stolen and misused, it's in the contract. If it was a huge problem, the card companies would be implementing measures to protect themselves because in the end, it's them losing money, not you. | ryanjames.powell (13554) | ||
| 1309368 | 2012-10-29 19:05:00 | it's totally the credit card company's liability if your card details get stolen and misused, it's in the contract. If it was a huge problem, the card companies would be implementing measures to protect themselves because in the end, it's them losing money, not you. +1 Don't worry about it LL, credit cards are safe. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1309369 | 2012-10-30 01:01:00 | You could always just break the RFID chip if it has one, and use only the magnetic strip instead. www.youtube.com |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1309370 | 2012-10-30 07:02:00 | Theoretically it's possible if you let someone get near-direct-contact (<6cm with nothing in the way) from the chip in your credit card. Typically in a wallet inside a bag/pocket it's extraordinarily unlikely. You could always get a shielded wallet if you're really paranoid ;) | inphinity (7274) | ||
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