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Old Aug 26, 2023 | 6:16 pm
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I've never considered proximity skimmers to be a terribly immediate threat, so I've never made a purchase with that in mind.

However, I do have a
cheap passport wallet strictly for basic physical protection, which also offers RFID protection cheap passport wallet strictly for basic physical protection, which also offers RFID protection
. My everyday carry wallet is one of those
cheap, cheesy Lumawallets cheap, cheesy Lumawallets
, which I bought strictly because I love the convenience and speed of the accordion style card access, but it also offers RFID protection.

So I'm protected, even though I don't really think I need to be. I figure... it cost me nothing above what I was already paying for my preferred passport case and wallet, and if I have underestimated the threat of proximity card skimmers, I've still got some reasonable protection.

It's a win-win situation.
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