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California becomes second state to ban card skimming
October 2, 2008
PC World: This week, California became the second state to pass a law making it illegal to steal data from radio frequency identification cards. The law sets a penalty that includes a maximum fine of U.S. $1,500 and up to a year in prison for someone convicted of surreptitiously reading information from an RFID card. RFID chips, used in a growing variety of applications worldwide, store small amounts of information that a nearby device can read. Among other things, the chips can be used to store customer data on a credit card or allow authorized people to open locked office doors or car doors in "keyless" entry systems. Click to continue
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