Chase Deploying "Touchless" Credit Cards

Rick Zeman writes "As reported by Money Magazine, J.P. Morgan Chase, the US' 2nd largest bank, is rolling out 'contactless' credit cards, presumably using RFID technology. 'The new payment method doesn't require a customer signature, making it more convenient and time-saving for consumers' which leads me to wonder if the next crime wave of the future will be criminals walking through crowds with readers to grab customer info. Chase says, however, that 'new cards are embedded with encryption software to prevent duplication and data theft' but since RFID has been cracked before, and the criminals are usually more clever than the vendors...."

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No!

[Anonymous Coward]

Please, fellow modders. Do not waste your points on this parent post.

We shan't encourage behaviour such as this. It's pretty repugnant.

Now if they only came up...

[Anonymous Coward]

... with touchless priests...

Re:why not

[Maserati]

I'm replying directly to emphasize my agreement with the prior reply. If repeated advice and dire warning from any chiropractor won't do it, just look at your spine and pelvis in a mechanical fashion, and look at just how far out of alignment your spine gets and how much pressure gets concentrated on just one side of several vertebrae.

It's simple engineering folks, save yourself some pain - don't sit on your wallet.