Article Link Do you need a tinfoil hat AND tinfoil in your wallet?

Vintage VFer · 02-22-11, 11:45 AM

There have been news stories recently of high-tech gadgets that can read through a purse or wallet and steal your credit card info via a chip implanted in newer credit cards:

http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/26947272/detail.html

DH saw a story where the info can also be read from the magnetic strip on the card.

One can't be too careful about protecting oneself from alien mind-controlling rays OR credit card info theft!

(I have no affiliation with Reynolds aluminum foil products).

F1mom · 02-22-11, 12:17 PM

Great. Will it help if I wrap my cards in tinfoil before using them?

Fanny · 02-22-11, 12:20 PM

DH saw a newshow today that showed how people shoplift. They line bags with tinfoil so the alarms will not go off when they leave the store.

I guess I can start making handmade designer bags lined with tinfoil. Perhaps I will get rich if I do it fast and first.

lfcjasp · 02-22-11, 12:21 PM

Gee, Alta, here I thought maybe you OWNED good old Reynolds!!!

I agree with that one lady in the article: "I don't like it at all."

Sarah-lara · 02-22-11, 12:31 PM

My friend used to line her purse with aluminum foil so she could take all the eggrolls off the buffet at restaurants. That was so embarrassing!

Hej · 02-22-11, 01:04 PM

Actually, depending on what passport you travel on, it might be a good idea to coat that in tinfoil too.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ne/6182207.stm

Never can be too careful!

Kathryn · 02-22-11, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hej

Actually, depending on what passport you travel on, it might be a good idea to coat that in tinfoil too.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ne/6182207.stm

Never can be too careful!

Some sites, like Travelsmith, sell passport holders that are lined to prevent scanning of the info.

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02-22-11, 11:45 AM
Vintage VFer VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Do you need a tinfoil hat AND tinfoil in your wallet? There have been news stories recently of high-tech gadgets that can read through a purse or wallet and steal your credit card info via a chip implanted in newer credit cards: http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/26947272/detail.html DH saw a story where the info can also be read from the magnetic strip on the card. One can't be too careful about protecting oneself from alien mind-controlling rays OR credit card info theft! (I have no affiliation with Reynolds aluminum foil products). __________________ Goal:250 / Done101 POSTURE CHECK!

02-22-11, 12:17 PM
F1mom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta	Great. Will it help if I wrap my cards in tinfoil before using them?

02-22-11, 12:20 PM
Fanny Join Date: Nov 2001	DH saw a newshow today that showed how people shoplift. They line bags with tinfoil so the alarms will not go off when they leave the store. I guess I can start making handmade designer bags lined with tinfoil. Perhaps I will get rich if I do it fast and first.

02-22-11, 12:21 PM
lfcjasp Exchange Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, VA	Gee, Alta, here I thought maybe you OWNED good old Reynolds!!! I agree with that one lady in the article: "I don't like it at all." __________________ Lydia

02-22-11, 12:31 PM
Sarah-lara VF Supporter Join Date: May 2003	My friend used to line her purse with aluminum foil so she could take all the eggrolls off the buffet at restaurants. That was so embarrassing! __________________ Sarah

02-22-11, 01:04 PM
Hej Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lund, Sweden	Actually, depending on what passport you travel on, it might be a good idea to coat that in tinfoil too. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ne/6182207.stm Never can be too careful!