Text 29786, 77 rader
Skriven 2015-12-27 05:13:14 av mark lewis (1:3634/12.73)
  Kommentar till text 29768 av David Drummond (3:640/305)
Ärende: Rules of Echomail
=========================
27 Dec 15 12:46, you wrote to me:

 DD>>> I have to purposefully pass my card within VERY CLOSE proximity to
 DD>>> the RFID reader to have it detected. When pushing the card into the
 DD>>> chip reader slot, or swiping the magnetic strip in the slot on the
 DD>>> side the RFID reader does NOT read the card.

 ml>> then there's this...

 ml>> https://www.rfidjournal.com/faq/show?139

 DD> Yes, that describes the active RFID device I have in my car that
 DD> allows the automatic payment of tolls in this state.

that's one of those mentioned, yes...

 DD> No mention of the tiny RFID readable range in in my credit cards
 DD> though.

your reading comprehension sucks...

1. Battery-powered tags typically have a read range of 300 feet (100 meters).

2. High-frequency tags, which are often used in smart cards, have a read range
of three feet or less.

3. UHF tags-the kind used on pallets and cases of goods in the supply
chain-have a read range of 20 to 30 feet.

the power output of the reader and its signal gathering capabilities are also
part of the play... it is easy enough to increase the power output or signal
reception of most any radio...

 ml>> my recommendation is to be extremely careful with your RFID chipped
 ml>> cards... they are /NOT/ as safe as you think they are...

 DD> I deem the risk to be so infinitesimal that it isn't worth worrying about.
 DD> I have a much higher risk of dying in a road accident, being struck by
 DD> lightening, or winning the lotto. I'm not sweating too much about those
 DD> either.

don't look now but that PYT standing beside you at the bar has your numbers...

 DD>>> Also, at in this country, the banks guarantee to refund any
 DD>>> contested
 DD>>> "paywave" transaction.

 ml>> that's the only thing protecting you...

 DD> That, and the tiny reading range of the RFID in the card.

don't look now but that PYT checking you out at the grocery store has your
numbers...

 ml>> how much are they charging you for this or the chip service? the
 ml>> charges are buried in your fees somewhere, somehow... they're not
 ml>> doing this for free...

 DD> There are NO fees on by bank account/card use.

 DD> Remember, I am not dealing with a US bank - I'm dealing with one that
 DD> actually offers service.

if they aren't charging you any fees, how are they staying in business? are
they laundering all the $$$ they handle??

)\/(ark

"So let me ask you a question about this brave new world of yours. When you've
killed all the bad guys, and when it's all perfect, and just and fair, and when
you have finally got it exactly the way you want it, what are you going to do
with the people like you? The trouble makers. How are you going to protect your
glorious revolution from the next one?" - The twelfth Doctor

... Blood circulates by flowing down one leg and up the other.
---
 * Origin:  (1:3634/12.73)