| I wanted to talk to you about the RFID wallet | | | | With this new type of technology, you're going to |
| because in the next few years it is going to be | | | | get a new type of hacker that is going to try to |
| something that you must have. This acronym is | | | | steal your identify and steal your credit card |
| known as Radio Frequency Identification. The idea | | | | information. Since your credit card will constantly |
| behind it was really for inventory purposes by | | | | have a frequency that can be picked up by |
| stores. The idea was that instead of having a bar | | | | anyone, you can essentially have your credit card |
| code, you could have a frequency coming off the | | | | hacked and information stolen. |
| product. This would make it really easy to track it | | | | The RFID wallet is designed to contain the signals |
| down if it got lost. This type of system came to | | | | that your cards will let off. This means that there |
| light when they came up with a new type of | | | | is no way that any radio signal is going to get |
| cheap microchip that was so small that the human | | | | outside the wallet and that means there is no |
| eye can't even see it. | | | | way someone can pick up on the frequency. This |
| You're probably wondering what this has to do | | | | is something very important that you're going to |
| with identify theft or your wallet. As you can | | | | have to get very soon because it is going to be |
| guess this technology was intended for a very | | | | the new firewall against a new type of hacker. |
| specific purpose when it came out, but other uses | | | | The great thing about these RFID blocker wallets |
| became much more apparent. Today you're going | | | | is that they don't look bulky or weird. You can get |
| to find that this technology is going to be on your | | | | them as regular leather type wallets, but they |
| credit card, bank card and even your passport. | | | | have built in material that completely contains any |
| I'm not saying that it is there today, but it's | | | | frequencies that could be broadcasting from your |
| coming to you within a few years. You can | | | | cards. |
| probably bet that when your credit card expires | | | | All of this might seem scary, but the fact is that |
| that you'll get a new one with this technology. | | | | you shouldn't be scared. I'm not trying to fill you |
| This is where the RFID wallet is much more | | | | with paranoia or anything like that. What I'm trying |
| useful for you. | | | | to do is educate you on the subject because |
| Even though we really don't have the technology | | | | within a few years this is the way the technology |
| now to take advantage of all the wireless | | | | is going to go. The last thing you want is |
| features of this type of technology, they're | | | | someone that steals your credit card information |
| putting it on to help with identification and possible | | | | simply because you walked by them and they |
| future methods of payment. For something like | | | | were able to pick up the radio frequency. |
| your passport, it is designed to prevent fraud. | | | | |