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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

RFID Security

This is the airport at Prague with the information in English. Most people I met spoke English.

There is much concern about people at various airports and in cities using RFID equipment to read credit and debit cards in our wallets. When read, bad guys can use the information to steal. Now, I am not in a big worry about it, but many items for travelers include RFID blocking.

I carry in a front pocket a small wallet with all I need. It is hard to pickpocket a front pants pocket. It has RFID protection built it. That means it has some foil in the lining. If you are worried about RFID, use small pieces of foil with anything that has a magnet strip. The new chips likely cannot be read.

Some people are worried about RFID and lots of other things. I don't worry about much when traveling. Maybe it is because I have encountered only a few issues and even then could take care of them.
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