RFID-Blocking Woven Stainless Steel Wallet

By Alex in Fashion, Science & Tech on Sep 8, 2010 at 8:55 pm

RFID-blocking Woven Stainless Steel Wallets: Bifold Wallet and Ladies Wallet

Are your credit cards betraying you? If you have RFID-enabled credit cards, identity thieves and blackhat hackers can steal your data straight out of your wallet (How easy is it? This Boing Boing TV episode revealed that all a hacker needs are about $8 worth of equipments!)

But never fear, the NeatoShop‘s got your back(side) with these woven stainless steel wallets from Stewart/Stand. The woven stainless steel – with threads three times thinner than the thickness of a piece of paper – creates a Faraday cage that block RFID-signals from ever leaving your wallet.

The wallet is a must for those who want privacy – plus, the woven stainless steel is soft like silk to the touch, safe for credit card magnetic strips and is darned sleek!

Check it out: Link

Tags: RFID, Stewart Stand, wallet, woven stainless steel

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Kathy
Sep 8th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
This is really cool. I do not know why anyone would not want to but his. Everyone needs to protect themselves from crime.
the.v.dog
Sep 8th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
Or you could just do what I did and get a cigarette case. Works just as well.
vonskippy
Sep 8th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Does it come with a matching tinfoil hat?

Anyone that pats my ass with a RFID reader better buy me dinner first.

The range is limited and most banks encrypt the card number.

I’ll buy UFO abduction insurance before I worry about readers sniffing anything important from my wallet.
Edward
Sep 9th, 2010 at 1:57 am
While the RFID protection is an advantage, a client of mine has one of these and it is simply a great wallet. Slips smoothly in and out of your pocket. Does not absorb moisture from your body so bills stay crisp. Looks cool and starts conversations.
D Bozko
Sep 9th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Nobody has to pat your ass to get your credit card information. Less than fifty dollars gets you a portable reader from the internet and you only need to be in proxmity of a purse or wallet to collect the card’s data. Chances are small that this will happen to you but so are the chances of a house fire and most of us have fire insurance. I think this is a great idea.
Shakespeare
Sep 9th, 2010 at 6:12 am
The protection is cool–but I think the wallet is cooler. I’m going to check it out…
C.A.
Sep 9th, 2010 at 6:33 am
A little pricey if you get bottom of the barrel stuff, but much cheaper than having your identity stolen or your credit card cloned.
MadMolecule
Sep 9th, 2010 at 7:33 am
The threads aren’t “three times thinner than” a piece of paper. They’re “one-third as thick.”

Yeah, I’m a cranky grammar-Nazi this morning.
Robb
Sep 9th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Can we get Johnny Cupcakes on this?
oOPonyOo
Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Interesting product. I saw this here and then found a cool webvideo from BoingBoing where this product was referenced. Posting it here.

http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/03/19/how-to-hack-an-rfide.html
Peeves
Sep 12th, 2010 at 5:40 am
You can also just ask your bank for a card with no chip.
Person
Sep 19th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Ouch, $170 for a wallet? Apparently, privacy is only for those who can pay for it.

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