[ale] OT Fwd: Dc404-Chat New smart locks for your home

[Pete Hardie]

An Altoids tin is a possible "no-cost" alternative, but I haven't checked
it's resistance to scanning.

Pete Hardie
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On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Mike Harrison <cluon at geeklabs.com> wrote:

>
> On Wed, 19 Jun 2013, William Bagwell wrote:
>
>  On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>>
>>> I don't want to even get started on rf based credit cards.  Steve's been
>>> reporting on various cases of those being abused again.  If I get one of
>>> those, I'm sending it back or zapping it in the microwave oven.  I wonder
>>> if that would destroy the magnetic strip.
>>>
>>
>> /Supposedly/ you can hole punch a corner away from the stripe, destroying
>> the
>> rf grid and keeping the magnetic stripe intact. Have not confirmed this
>> bit
>> of information and hoping our old cards will continue to work next month.
>> Same account number, however the three digit extra number has changed...
>>
>> Depending on the company involved, sending them back is not an option.
>>
>
>
> I carry mine in one of these:
>
> http://www.umbra.com/ustore/**product/460330-289.store<http://www.umbra.com/ustore/product/460330-289.store>
>
> It took me over 2 years, but I wore one out. $7.00
> and nearly industructable. It and cash are all I usually carry,
> my ID's and Credit Cards fit in this really well.
>
> It currently holds: 3 government issues ID cards, 2 cards related to
> health insurance and 4 credit cards and 1 RFID access card.
>
> I've not been able to scan cards that are inside of it...
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