RFID smart card: New credit cards pose security problem

[houseisland]

Story Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 | 5:54 PM ET (for CeeBee's benefit)

CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2...-concerns.html

"Most newly issued credit cards pose major fraud and privacy concerns because of how they're designed to be scanned through the air, some cyber-security experts warn."

And while we are at it we will get what is now seemingly obligatory out of the way with a preemptive strike saving CeeBee the trouble:

It was on the news (TV ) loooong time ago - if I remember well at least 1 year.
.... Pffffft...

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