Here's a thing to consider, (the wallet looks pretty decent) but keep in mind that, never once has a credit card number been stolen via RFID from somebody's wallet before.. "In 2018 the Identity Theft Resource Center had never seen a case—and it still doesn’t recommend RFID protection. Slate also notes that modern RFID chips generate single-use codes,"
MolemanRFID protection for payment cards is a total gimmick. Workplace credentials are a different matter. But if someone was directly targeting you, RFID shielding would be an inconvenience, but not a show-stopper.
pccapsoI agree that RFID protection is wildly overhyped and unnecessary for most people for the security aspect but it can be exploited for other purposes. Then again, I'd just get those cheap RFID sleeves for like 2 bucks instead of paying a premium for a wallet
Max718718I like to carry my Metro Transit pass in my wallet, and I can just walk by the Transit scanner to get on the train, but that won't work with an RFID wallet.... I like the design of these wallets, but I wished they offer a non-RFID version.
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matt98030You'd be surprised how ineffective these "protections" are. Basically RFID standard specifies few frequencies and each protection has to be specifically made for that frequency, since antennas resonate and produce power for chips in the cards. That said, there was a lecture where people tested many different protections against theft and found that none of them work. Basically they hinder a bit, but pretty much signal to noise ratio was good enough to read the contents of the card.
There was one product planned (Guard Bunny) which sadly never went into production and that product was designed to power off of same radio waves but instead of emitting data and respecting RFID protocol, they used the power to jam the signal.