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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 9:04 pm
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Originally Posted by kebosabi
ExpressPay (RFID) chips are built into the card (you can't see it) so you can't just break it with a hammer.

EMV chips are a different thing, they don't send out info wirelessly, it's a contact chip that you insert into the terminal.
The ExpressPay or PayPass chips on cards without EMV chips are breakable.
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