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quimby Aug 2019 4:53pm, 6 Aug 2019 4,345 posts	0 quimby I only pay for small things, and keep a separate account for the Garmin, with limited funds in it. In fact, I had to open another account; very few banks do Garmin Pay. I have an account with Starling and just keep it topped up to around £150. You can also use it to pay on the Underground. This is useful as I don't London very often so don't have an Oyster card, and I don't need to use my contactless cards, so they can stay in my RFID-protected card case.
jda Aug 2019 9:12pm, 6 Aug 2019 4,902 posts	0 jda I don't bother with an RFID case, I just keep my cards under my tinfoil helmet.
quimby Aug 2019 9:19pm, 6 Aug 2019 4,346 posts	0 quimby I would point out that my RFID case is just a normal leather wallet with some gubbins in it.
Derby Tup Aug 2019 9:20pm, 6 Aug 2019 33,382 posts	0 Derby Tup I googled RFID but still no wiser. What’s it do / is it for?
Sigh Aug 2019 9:35pm, 6 Aug 2019 4,243 posts	0 Sigh en.m.wikipedia.org
jda Aug 2019 9:36pm, 6 Aug 2019 4,904 posts	0 jda It's govt mind-reading and magic. No good will come of it I tell you. And identity theft.
Derby Tup Aug 2019 9:41pm, 6 Aug 2019 33,383 posts	0 Derby Tup Do the wallets protect cards from being read then? It’s all way beyond me
Sigh Aug 2019 9:49pm, 6 Aug 2019 4,244 posts	0 Sigh Allegedly; RFID wallets have fine metal mesh lining each card slot to protect it
jda Aug 2019 10:36pm, 6 Aug 2019 4,905 posts	0 jda They are a reasonable alternative to the tinfoil hat but you can't be too careful. The wallet doesn't protect you from the mind control either. Microwaving the cards is rumoured to work too.
Northern Exile Aug 2019 10:38pm, 6 Aug 2019 5,295 posts	0 Northern Exile Being in the RF business (so to speak), I've tested some of the RFID cards: they do work