So, after seeing this I did some looking into the use of RFIDs in credit cards and found a couple of interesting articles:
Firstly this which is perhaps worrying in terms of the cavalier attitude of the companies.
Secondly this, which discusses using credit cards for small transactions (less that $35AUS, which is somewhere between $20US and $30US, I think) without signature. At first it seemed odd, but the more I though about it the less odd it seems. Speaking at someone who works in retail (in two completely different environments) I can tell you that you signature means absolutely nothing. Nobody bothers to look at it. Most people don't because they're lazy. I don't because I known the science behind fraud detection: when they look for a fake signature they look for something that's to straight and precise: that is, something that's too perfect. So there's no way I'm gonna be able to spot a fraud. I suspect that the use of a signature is more to make them look secure that anything else.
Basically, my question is:
a) Does the use of RFID (specifically in credit cards, but also in other applications) concern you?
b) Do you think that use of RFID will increase regardless of consumer safety concerns?
Firstly this which is perhaps worrying in terms of the cavalier attitude of the companies.
Secondly this, which discusses using credit cards for small transactions (less that $35AUS, which is somewhere between $20US and $30US, I think) without signature. At first it seemed odd, but the more I though about it the less odd it seems. Speaking at someone who works in retail (in two completely different environments) I can tell you that you signature means absolutely nothing. Nobody bothers to look at it. Most people don't because they're lazy. I don't because I known the science behind fraud detection: when they look for a fake signature they look for something that's to straight and precise: that is, something that's too perfect. So there's no way I'm gonna be able to spot a fraud. I suspect that the use of a signature is more to make them look secure that anything else.
Basically, my question is:
a) Does the use of RFID (specifically in credit cards, but also in other applications) concern you?
b) Do you think that use of RFID will increase regardless of consumer safety concerns?