Chase Deploying "Touchless" Credit Cards 373
Rick Zeman writes "As reported by Money Magazine, J.P. Morgan Chase, the US' 2nd largest bank, is rolling out 'contactless' credit cards, presumably using RFID technology. 'The new payment method doesn't require a customer signature, making it more convenient and time-saving for consumers' which leads me to wonder if the next crime wave of the future will be criminals walking through crowds with readers to grab customer info. Chase says, however, that 'new cards are embedded with encryption software to prevent duplication and data theft' but since RFID has been cracked before, and the criminals are usually more clever than the vendors...."
Watch out! (Score:3, Funny)
without R'ingTFA, I'll finish the statement.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:To be fair (Score:3, Funny)
What are you talking about? Extremities that cause deformities? Is this when your ass is so fat it deforms the credit card in your wallet?
Re:why not (Score:5, Funny)
Oh...you're talking about your credit cards. Sorry. Carry on.
Re:why not (Score:5, Funny)
Yes. It's called a "wallet".
Re:Armchair cryptographers; Slashdot AP wire (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Armchair cryptographers; Slashdot AP wire (Score:3, Funny)
Phish-pocketing (Score:3, Funny)
In the near future, all that a pick pocket has to do is bump into you and he's got your entire wallet.
I dub this "Phishpocketing".
Re:why not (Score:5, Funny)
Uh, no. Even when they're in the sleeves, some of the strip still gets rubbed off. The friction just isn't as bad as when it's sleeveless, and they actually survive 3 or 4 years without having to be replaced.
Perhaps that's why the only people I see who have to laboriously pull their cards
Laboriously? It's not like you're trying to break into Fort Knox. You just pull the card out.
out of those stupid sleeves are old farts.
You really should talk to a counsellor regarding the hostility you feel towards inanimate objects and the elderly.
Re:Few Details (Score:3, Funny)
Re:why not (Score:3, Funny)
Re:why not (Score:3, Funny)
No, but I keep it in my protective hat. Yes, the tinfoil one. Quit laughing, it works!
Using a sandpaper wallet was your big mistake n/t (Score:2, Funny)
Re:why not (Score:2, Funny)