Is RFID Technology a Security Risk? (video)

All it takes is a second, and it’s gone—a modern day pick-pocket can snatch your credit card and other personal information without ever touching your wallet. The thieves need only a little know how, and about a hundred bucks. The technology we rely on everyday—is being abused.

If you have a fast pass, you have RFID tracking you when driving through a toll plaza. Fair enough, you signed up for it. But did you know you are being tracked when you are simply driving down the highway? The signs that give traffic updates get their information by tracking fast passes, they know who you are, where you are driving, and how fast you are driving too.

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