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Old Sep 23, 2015, 1:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Miesque
My current cards don't have chips so I am not thrilled about getting one with the whole RFID stealing issue.
Huh? These cards don't necessarily come with RFID. You're confusing EMV (the visible chip) with Contactless. They may or may not come on the same card, depending on the bank (and/or the specific card). I certainly have many EMV chip cards without Contactless (NFC). And without Contactless, how can you have an RFID issue? EMV chips depend on hard physical contact, that's why they're visible on the front of the card, because it has to make physical contact with the reader.

In any case, if you are concerned about RFID, there are RFID-blocking wallets out there.

But as you said, this is the wrong thread. The thread for contactless is:
The thread for EMV chip cards is:
(Both are in the Credit Cards forum.)

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