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What is RFID?

Radio Frequency Identification is the ability for a card to be signaled and read from a distance. This is being used on product tags in retail stores and warehousing. Audits can be done by walking a reader down the aisle and knowing instantly what is in stock, what sizes and colors. Employees and visitors within a building or company can be tracked, located during an emergency and accounted for.

Who uses RFID?

An RFID is being used on new passports worldwide with the information on the first page of your passport stored on the chip. Some countries will be using security that will allow entrance based on the scan of your passport. Some high value shipments are being processed with an RFID inside for tracking and surveillance. Security systems and cameras are triggered by RFID.

How does RFID work?

The way it works, is an inactive silent chip is embedded in the card with an antenna going around the perimeter of the card. When an RFID probe reader is within range it sends out a ping signal to activate any RFID within range, thus activating the card RFID chip to come to life. It answers and responds with the information stored, account number, expiration date and other information, just as it is programmed to do.

How does RFID Fraud Foiler work?

There are two type of card sleeves being sold. One is a simply Tyvek sleeve that protects the card from being scratched or broken. It does not protect the card from illegal RFID skimming. The second type of sleeve being sold is the one that looks like foil on the inside.