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WiFi logo on BoI Debit Card

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  • 02-01-2013 8:44pm
    #1
    fiverfriday
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Just a query regarding the WiFi logo on the new debit cards by Bank of Ireland. I believe it is called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).

    A friend showed me a video of how easy it is too steal the data off these cards by buying a cheap card reader.

    Can someone from Bank of Ireland give me some information about what protection users have (if any) please?

    Regards,
    C.


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    #2
    srsly78
    Registered Users Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    You can steal the exact same data by just physically reading the numbers on the card. A lot of these security concerns are overly alarmist.


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    #3
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭testicle


    Buy a roll of tinfoil, fashion a hat out of it and wear it whenever you go outside.


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    #4
    fiverfriday
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭fiverfriday


    Thanks for the replies.


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    grumpy old man
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭grumpy old man


    fiverfriday wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies.
    You can always try a tinfoil lined wallet - http://www.rfidprotect.co.uk - I have no connection with company.


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