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Slim RFID blocking wallet with gift box on sale 23% off

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This wallet looks good, Nice design and Good looking.



I am not sure that RFID blocking is very useful and safe. Here is the link of RFID skimming in Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID_skimming
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Last edited by sallyfx on Sep 1st, 2019 9:22 am, edited 2 times in total.
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The Swiss wallets on clearance sale for $9.99 at Costco were better, I'm still rocking one today.

$20 seems like market price for these things.

That said, the design is different in your product OP and folks may prefer it.

Thank you for the effort, upvoted.
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I read that RFID blocking is not useful.
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Thundercloud wrote: I read that RFID blocking is not useful.
RFID readers only work within 5cm or so. All this RFID blocking stuff is essentially a scam
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Yeah I'm not suspicious or anything.... /s
tablo13 wrote: RFID readers only work within 5cm or so. All this RFID blocking stuff is essentially a scam
I mean... 5cm is still close enough that someone with a reader could wave it near your purse/ass and get a reading.
Maybe not purse depending on how it's sitting, but wallet in a pocket? That's easily within 5cm.
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Thundercloud wrote: I read that RFID blocking is not useful.
Worse than useless imo.

I find it convenient to tap hotel key cards and credit cards from within my wallet!
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death_hawk wrote: Yeah I'm not suspicious or anything.... /s


I mean... 5cm is still close enough that someone with a reader could wave it near your purse/ass and get a reading.
Maybe not purse depending on how it's sitting, but wallet in a pocket? That's easily within 5cm.
That requires someone getting or waving something real close to you. Not that plausible and it’s suspicious enough.
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tablo13 wrote: That requires someone getting or waving something real close to you. Not that plausible and it’s suspicious enough.
I mean... the attack isn't that common, but you don't even need misdirection if you're not touching the mark.
Walk next to someone in a crowded area and you have ample time to get near someone's ass without them noticing.
Bonus points if it's a dude because

1) If it's a female, someone else might think you're grabbing her ass.
2) Not that it matters anyway since guys are the only ones that carry their wallets on their ass.
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RFID skimming
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RFID skimming is a method to unlawfully obtain someones payment card information.

How RFID skimming is performed

Modern payment cards have a built in chip that transmits the cards' information wirelessly. This is because it is necessary in order to enable contactless payments, which has become increasingly popular during recent years.[1] Criminals can take advantage of this new technology by using a scanner that wirelessly scans the victim's payment card in the same way that a cash register scans it, when making a contactless payment. These scanners are legal and can be bought in regular electronics stores.[2]

Most modern mobile phones running Android OS have a built in NFC reader that can be used to unlawfully scan contactless payment cards.[3] A criminal can hide the scanner e.g. inside a glove or a bag, and then place himself close to the victim and wirelessly steal the victim's payment card information.[4]

With the wirelessly obtained payment card information, the criminal can use it to make fraudulent purchases online.[5] This is called Card Not Present fraud.


Methods for preventing RFID skimming

RFID Blocking materials
There are several products you can buy which help stop your cards being skimmed. They are RFID blocking wallets, purses, sleeves, and cards. Wallets, purses and sleeves work by acting as a faraday cage which creates a screen around your cards which stops electromagnetic fields interacting with the cards. The RFID blocking cards are the same shape and size as a regular credit card and work by interfering with signals from a card reader and block any transactions.[11]
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death_hawk wrote: 2) Not that it matters anyway since guys are the only ones that carry their wallets on their ass.
I carry my wallet in my front pockets...

Edit
I hate sitting on my wallet, it's uncomfortable and you are not sitting upright. Oh and getting it stealed more easily than someone passing with a RFID...
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elpaso wrote: I carry my wallet in my front pockets...
That doesn't really change anything. Someone walking beside you could still get within 5cm.
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Thundercloud wrote: I read that RFID blocking is not useful.
Theyre useful, in that they do its intended job.

The reason people say theyre pointless though is because its alot easier to just buy stolen credit card info (ie. a website is compromised, and the stolen data is sold)
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sallyfx wrote: RFID skimming
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RFID skimming is a method to unlawfully obtain someones payment card information.

How RFID skimming is performed

Modern payment cards have a built in chip that transmits the cards' information wirelessly. This is because it is necessary in order to enable contactless payments, which has become increasingly popular during recent years.[1] Criminals can take advantage of this new technology by using a scanner that wirelessly scans the victim's payment card in the same way that a cash register scans it, when making a contactless payment. These scanners are legal and can be bought in regular electronics stores.[2]

Most modern mobile phones running Android OS have a built in NFC reader that can be used to unlawfully scan contactless payment cards.[3] A criminal can hide the scanner e.g. inside a glove or a bag, and then place himself close to the victim and wirelessly steal the victim's payment card information.[4]

With the wirelessly obtained payment card information, the criminal can use it to make fraudulent purchases online.[5] This is called Card Not Present fraud.


Methods for preventing RFID skimming

RFID Blocking materials
There are several products you can buy which help stop your cards being skimmed. They are RFID blocking wallets, purses, sleeves, and cards. Wallets, purses and sleeves work by acting as a faraday cage which creates a screen around your cards which stops electromagnetic fields interacting with the cards. The RFID blocking cards are the same shape and size as a regular credit card and work by interfering with signals from a card reader and block any transactions.[11]
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This article's factual accuracy is disputed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID_skimming
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Let's not argue about RFID skimming: yes it's rare, requires close proximity, but it happens.

That's reason enough to introduce the trivial cost of RFID shielding into wallets. Most decent wallets have them now, and no one is removing the shielding, so let's move on gentlemen.
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