Thread: Tin foil to block credit card scanners?
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Old 12-19-2010, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
It is TIN foil, not aluminum foil, that blocks the RFID chips in passports, drivers licenses, credit cards and the like. And do they make wallets that have the same blocking effect.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5222296_dest...ity-theft.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...ll-RFID-chips/
Either will work ok, but tin foil (if you can find it) or lead foil will work slightly better.
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