My bank was recently acquired by Chase, and all our debit cards werereplaced with dual-tech magstripe/RFID ("blink") cards. I don't want,and absolutely refuse to use or even carry, a contactless paymenttoken linked to my checking accounts - but I need to have a workingdebit card.While I do have the equipment to copy the magstripe onto a blank card,I suspect that using such a card at a manned POS terminal could beproblematic :)Is there a simple method to kill the RFID side of the card withoutharming the magstripe? I've tried flexing it to break the bond wires,but this hasn't worked (I have 13MHz readers, so I can see the cardpowering up).

How about RF heating systems, ISTR that some operate about 13MHz, youcould try it on an old mag stripe card first, to see if it wipes it.Just wait until they introduce 100?/$ bills with RFIDs in them, so thegubimint can trace where you spent your money/ muggers can select theperson with the most cash carriedmartin

larwe wrote in news:Hell yes. She's the best.

Semi-OT: Killing RFID credit card?

Apr 23, 2007 41 Replies

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Lostgallifreyan 19 years ago

larwe wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

Hell yes. She's the best.

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Tom Lucas 19 years ago

Well I suppose I'd let Leela hold my sonic screwdriver but I'd be thinking of Ace ;-)

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