Unpopular Opinion
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Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Please also refrain from gatekeeping others' opinions.
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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
6. Defend your opinion
This is a bit of a mix of rules 4 and 5 to help foster higher quality posts. You are expected to defend your unpopular opinion in the post body. We don't expect a whole manifesto (please, no manifestos), but you should at least provide some details as to why you hold the position you do.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
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RFID (tap) and chip both aren't able to be skimmed either. I haven't gotten a card in many years that doesn't have those features.
If you're still worried about skimming you can mar the shit out of your magstripe.
If you are concerned about RFID intercept attacks (really, REALLY hard to achieve, especially at point of sale instead of a controlled environment to prove a conceptual attack exists), use a hole puncher or drill to punch a hole in the embedded RFID antenna in your card.
You're at a much greater risk for card fraud when you let a server take your card at a restaurant than any of these, or people working for businesses stealing card info from poorly protected computer systems. IMO card skimming isn't really a threat any more unless you're careless in certain areas (ie by not yanking on the skimmer hardware before you use it - vast majority of skimmers are "stick on" devices that cover up the original equipment so you stick your card in unknowingly. These are ridiculously easy to spot/detach if you're actually paying attention)