Many credit cards include a RFID (radio frequency identification) chip with personal information
RFID chips can be read from as far as 10 feet away.
Effectively blocks unauthorized RFID readers.
Leather trim, interior
Travelon RFID Blocking Card Case
You lock your car, and your house, why not lock your personal data as well? This RFID card case prevents unauthorized RFID access to your personal information.
The Travelon RFID Blocking Card Wallet is perfect for anyone who wants additional security for their new RFID Passport ID Card that fits in your wallet. The new wallet-size U.S. Passport Card is a travel document that can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry.
No more need to carry you huge passport (note that the card cannot be used for Intl air travel), you can simply carry new Passport ID Card in your new RFID Card Case - if you want the protection it deserves.
The protective RFID Blocking Card Case will not only organize your Passport card, credit cards, and money, but it will block unauthorized RFID readers from accessing your sensitive personal information embedded in debit and credit cards, as well.
Looks and Functions Like a Regular Card Wallet
The Travelon RFID Card Case looks just like any other wallet, however, embedded between the leather, is a RFID protective layer that prevents RFID scanners from accessing your cards data. The Wallet features 2 card slots, and one ID window.
What kind of electronic information is inside your new US Passport ID, electronic PASS or NEXUS Card?
Many changes have occurred to US entry documents over the last several years. Among new options are the chipped "e-passport," and the new, electronic PASS card - both credit-card sized, now include an RFID (radio frequency identification data) chip, all of which hold varying types of your information. Each card (depending on the Government organization or private company that issues a card that is "chipped" embeds varying amount of your information on these cards.
In US Passports, the chip stores the same information that is printed within the passport and includes a digital picture of the owner. The chips are meant to cut down on human error of immigration officials, speed the processing of visitors, and safeguard against counterfeit passports. When it comes to the new Passport ID's and PASS Cards, those are told to store only "pointer" information.
In 2009, electronic readers and displays for NEXUS identification cards are lined-up at a border crossing from Canada into the United States at Blaine, Wash. The NEXUS card, with an embedded radio frequency identification, or RFID, chip, can can be read up to 20 feet away, it's purpose is to allow pre-screened travelers expedited processing though dedicated traffic lanes between the U.S. and Canada,
Unfortunately, with all of these various Government ID's, hackers have figured out how to scan those chips too, gaining access to personal and financial data that can result in identity theft. CNN reported that some RFID chips can be read from as far as 10 feet away. To learn more about how RFID hackers can obtain electronic information from your passport, read this CNN story from their website.
To protect your passport and credit cards from unauthorized RFID scanners and potential theft of your identification, the Travelon RFID Blocking Billfold Wallet is a great solution to shield your RF information embedded on your cards, while allowing you to decide when the information should be exposed to authorized readers and the appropriate and authorized RFID locations.
Video Demonstration of the Travelon RFID Passport Case - Click below Photo
Specifications:
Size: 4" x 3" x 0.5"
Material: 1680 D. Ballistic Nylon with Leather Trim