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Old 07-03-2022, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by jswirs View Post
I'm asking because I typically carry 3 different credit cards in my wallet, so when my billfold is closed these cards are up against each other. So, can these card readers isolate all the numbers from each of the credit cards? I tend to think not, as the cards are so close to each other. Any thought on this?
Not necessary.

- Extremely hard to get the necessary equipment close enough to your wallet to read anything
- Extremely hard/impossible to break the encryption and read the information
- The information from the cards does not include all the information needed to make card-not-present transactions
- Most (all?) credit cards limit your out-of-pocket losses to $50 if they don't waive it entirely

If the RFID sleeves or wallets give you peace of mind then buy one but RFID skimming falls low on the list of things to worry about.
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