As we progress in this world of ours full of new technologies, some of them are supposed to make our life simpler as we hurry on doing other seemingly important stuff, but some of them can cause us to be more prone to hackers, those that can steal our identities when banking online or doing other things that today are fairly common and then use our info for countless fraudulent activities, etc.
But now we have electronic pickpocketing. It's a real threat and can very well be within the next few years the number one way our credit and debit card can be stolen. For now the easiest credit card for them to steal all the info from and go on shopping sprees are those that use radio wave technology. The Radio Frequency ID ( RFID ) chip in a credit or debit card emits the account number, expiration date and other information. they are the ones you just wave in front of a cashier scanner, they require no signature or pin. So for those who have these cards you are just hurrying along transmitting all your info. (Here at home we do not have this kind of cards.)
There are millions of new credit cards and passports that use these tiny two way radio chips, so it's so easy for thieves to employ electronic pickpocketing and scan your credit card numbers and other info without touching us. And did you know that these scanners they use can be bought online? They go from anywhere $8 to thousands.
So as we are busy hurrying along, on a sidewalk, subway, streetcar, market, they can be stealing all our info even our passport info, through the chip they have, as we run around carting our bags.
You can buy protective sleeves or protective wallets and purses or you can use heavy duty aluminum foil, cardstock or plain heavy paper and duct taper to make your own protective sleeves for your credit cards, drivers license and passport as well.
All this info about electronic pickpocketing is easy enough to find online, just Google it and you will be amazed. And also you will find sites that sell these already made sleeves, wallets and purses
As I do not have to hurry anywhere, although that seems to be an important factor in this world of ours and I do love to do crafts, I have already purchased the heavy duty aluminum foil, cardstock and duct tape to make our own protective sleeves. And in my new design for a purse that I want to make for myself I am including a protective layer of heavy aluminum to keep my info as safe as can be.
Better safe than sorry! Mejor precaver que lamentar.! I will post pictures as I make them!
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