If I understand correctly. There is no actual credit card information on the card. Rather an identifier so that when used can match your number to the credit card servers and then be able to pay. So anyone that does happen to carry around an RFID reader wouldn't get anything useful. Plus the chip would have to come within an inch of the payment device so you won't accidently pay for someone else's lunch at another register,
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If I understand correctly. There is no actual credit card information on the card. Rather an identifier so that when used can match your number to the credit card servers and then be able to pay. So anyone that does happen to carry around an RFID reader wouldn't get anything useful. Plus the chip would have to come within an inch of the payment device so you won't accidently pay for someone else's lunch at another register,