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).

A second or 2 in a Microwave oven. May produce visible burn marks though.Centre-punch at the chip location

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

Semi-OT: Killing RFID credit card?

Apr 23, 2007 43 Replies

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Tom Lucas 19 years ago

McCoy had the foxiest assistant (Sophie Aldred).

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larwe 19 years ago

On May 2, 10:32 am, "Tom Lucas"

(picture me as Dogbert, waving paw) - Bah. Nicam = not the true rubber- monsters-and-cardboard-props design philosophy of Doctor Who.

Besides, I'd back Leela in a face-off any day.

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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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