We tested a Skone RFID blocking wallet

deweyzeph said:
It's only really an issue with debit cards. Credit cards can normally be processed offline in batches without any issue.
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Thanks for the heads up. They may not be aware, so I still either have to wait or find another one really close by.

I also don't carry a debit card anywhere. It now easier just to ensure I always have a quarter tank outside of built up areas.
 
epah said:
No i dont need one. I dont even know where my bank cards are, Apple pay for the win. Something like this would only be beneficial to capitec clients.
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What do you call a Capitec client who owns a Phillips Airfryer?
 
this is most definitely a real problem, requiring real solutions:

hackaday.com

RFID Reader Snoops Cards From 3 Feet Away

Security researcher [Fran Brown] sent us this tip about his Tastic RFID Thief, which can stealthily snag the information off an RFID card at long range. If you’ve worked with passive RFID bef…
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And this was 9 years ago already. I suspect the tech in these readers have improved a lot more than what the banks are doing to combat them.
 
When RFID cards became a thing I received a bill for about R10 000 from AirBNB in Indonesia. While I certainly would've loved a trip to the islands I was very much in SA at the time and the card in question had never left my wallet (it was a debit card which I'd literally never swiped as I do all my transactions on the credit card). Curious about how my data was skimmed I downloaded a free NFC reader app from the play store and was able to access data on friends' cards from my cellphone. Some of the data was redacted by the particular app, but a nefarious individual would easily be able to transfer all the available data from one's card. This information is more than enough to process a card not present transaction, especially as some markets don't require a pin to proceed.

After playing with it for a couple of days I went and got myself an RFID-blocking wallet. It may be tin-foil hattish, but I've seen enough to know it's worth being better safe than sorry.

@Jan , you might want to do a follow up article testing the info that can be "skimmed" off a card this way. I realise that direct fraudulent transactions will be hard to pull off, but what about skimming and using in a foreign market?
 
epah said:
that is because Capi-Pleb cards are printed on and not embossed like FNB. Thats why the writing eventually fades away.
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My card can't be embossed. Should I rather get a Capitec card then?
 
Zophos said:
I had one of those from 2017. Not for the RFID blocking, but mine had a USB built in, so all extra copies of travel docs on there
They do tend to damage your pants.

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Traded mine in for this:

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I am also looking at getting one of those from WalletJunky.
How do you find the wallet? Can you still put at least R1k in cash inside without it bulging or anything?
 
mojoman said:
Zip-zap
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Im on my 2nd slim type wallet. Doubt Ill go back to the normal ones
 
W@P said:
I am also looking at getting one of those from WalletJunky.
How do you find the wallet? Can you still put at least R1k in cash inside without it bulging or anything?
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Yes, but the notes are folded and it hold up to 5 or 6 notes quite comfortably. Change is a bit of an issue...

If you do like carrying cash, go for a Trifold model, slightly thicker than mine, but with cash holder.

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Can someone explain the real benefit behind tap-and-go... It saves you what.. 3 seconds.. when you still have to wait for the cashier to finish at the till anyways.
All this to compromise security or rather your mind worrying about card security.

MyBroadband talks about how easy it is to track the transaction.. to do what.. see a picture of n person tapping your card with no realistic way to identify that person.

The real issue is not so much drive-vy swipes but rather when your card gets stolen.
 
This article misses the point of that wallet. I've had one for over five years, and I have never had issues with:
  1. Removing cards from the middle,
  2. Removing cash from the money clip (I fold it twice), or
  3. The elastic band stretching out.
Whether I carry two cards or twelve, it's the best wallet out there, and it's always slimmer than a leather wallet.
 
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