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kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4 hours ago

I have these cards I keep in my (RFID-blocking) wallet, one for each credit account. Then I just pull them out and tap to pay. It's super convenient - no app required!

Cider9986 4 hours ago | parent [-]

What does RFID-blocking wallet do?

ArmadilloGang 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

People cannot steal your card info via proximity to your wallet over NFC if the wallet’s physical barrier blocks the RF signal.

sneak an hour ago | parent [-]

People can't steal your card info via proximity to your wallet over NFC even without an RF blocking wallet. This is tinfoil hat security cargo culting, like putting tape over your webcam while leaving the laptop's microphone connected (audio from your room is much more useful than 2834823428 frames of your greasy face).

mcsniff 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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dang 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can you please not post aggressively like this? It's against the site guidelines because it destroys what HN is supposed to be for.

If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.

thrownthatway an hour ago | parent [-]

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Cider9986 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The person mentioned it like it's a feature for them, but I haven't heard of it being anything other than a marketing gimmick, so I was curious for their perspective.

okanat 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It just has a Faraday cage and blocks radio signals. That's it.