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I do use Booking.com and I know they have my CC info and also when arrive at the places I stay, they make copies of my Passport, but it seems that this new law is asking for much more. Am I mistaken and perhaps a bit intimidated by this new law?
Thank you! Gracias!
Not me.
I usually use only two. Security…if someone gives the data away, they no longer have the card number I used.
. I would implore users to espcially avoid doing that on public Facebook posts.
Doesn't worry me.
The main layer of security with these cards is that there's typically a fairly low limit to how much you (or someone else) can use them that way before needing to physically slot the card and punch in your PIN.
As a retired Head of Governance of a large government department I can answer that with some authority. Badly.
I’m notoriously dim.
I work IT for a living. and agreed with all of the above. consider this. I use Alexa across my house, for ease of lights, stereo, etc... i can sit and chat with a friend about a certain subject, say scuba diving, and mention a few places. suddenly? my iPhone starts getting its web browser full of scuba trips to XXXX place... my google news feed suddenly does the same. so yes, they do listen. and usually? just to sell you something. but if a nefarious group with resources focuses on you? you are going to have a bad day. your data is already there, and most of it readily available. if you want an example, go to a site called "fast people search" the amount of data you can get from just knowing a name and a state? is unnerving. So do consider what you post on the internet....I’ll bang on on this until I get bored. Then I’ll stop.
You use the internet; you have a mobile phone; you use banks and credit cards; you use tap&go; you use Farcebook, Berking.con, Instagrab, you pay local property taxes, are a library card holder…
Your personal and private data is already available to anyone that wants it bad enough to put the effort into collating it.
You’ve probably already published your favourite coffee bar / restaurant / pub. You’ll have put up a dozen pictures of your so kidnappable pet, or worse, your children. You’ll have raised your health concerns that any insurer can find with a simple search when they seek to refuse a claim. Anyone who has watched a movie with Tom Cruise in it knows how easy it is, unless, of course, they thought it was just a movie. And, of course, your streaming provider knows exactly what movies you like to watch and can feed your needs even when you didn’t know you had them.
And, please remember that just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you
a nefarious person can intercept those wireless signals going from credit card to reader. I recommend you use the chip reader instead of the swipe. it is very unlikely that you will run into someone with that kind of technology walking the Camino, but? it only takes once to have a bad day.
Nah... adventure waits... and I cannot resist the call!!! lol... no, I gave up on worrying about my data being available. there are enough security measures in place that I won't lose much if anything, but the banks will. and I don't think I will shed a single tear for the banks losing money if they cannot keep our data secure... lol
Henry, I think this sums it up well. I had a newer card on a recent trip and used it to purchase meals, etc., If it is anywhere near the card reader it instantly records the sale and extracts your funds. It is quite a worry because in one case I got my wallet out to pay cash and before I could pull the notes out it was already reading my card information which in my wallet near the notes.
Fair point - that is feasible. I have heard anecdotes of people using cards to tap into and out of e.g. subway stations having issues if they have more than one card in their wallet - but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything definitive.
Agreed, likelihood is at about zero. note I don't use RFID blockers, etc... usually the skim is from a device implanted on say the ATM. and unless you have the tech to unencrypt it? good luck using it. however have heard of some establishments not having encryption enabled on their readers. not sure that is even possible anymore.
Do you go out for dinner in the States and when they bring your check you hand the waitress your credit card? That doesn't scare you? In Spain your credit card never leaves your sight or hand.
I had coffee at a major coffee chain with a friend here in Calgary which I paid for with a credit card, then went for a window-shopping stroll past numerous stores and small businesses. By the time I got home less than an hour later and checked my CC account online, I had magically purchased $600 of advertising on g**gle, and $2,000 worth of cigars from Mauritius. Just as I was about to call my bank, the phone rang. It was the bank's security department checking with me on these purchases. Ever since then (ca. 2014) I have used RFID sleeve for my credit cards, and never had another issue. I try to use cash when on the Camino for most things including meals and accommodation, except of course rooms booked on-line.
My daughter works in information management at a local authority and she spends half her time managing data breaches. It's amazing how stupid people can be.
Does she wear the pants in her house as well?
That's almost like forecasting that the sun will rise in the morning. It happens regularly enough now because there is money to be made one way or another from having access to governments', businesses' and individuals' private and sensitive information. I'm not sure what you think needs to be reconsidered here, but I suspect those involved in this, like your daughter, work pretty hard at getting it right, and doing it better when breaches do occur.
I got skimmed by precisely that 20 years ago when these things were in their infancy. A dummy card-reader and camera on an ATM, so it captured my PIN also. My bank were sceptical for about 24 hours until many other reports were made - all of which had used the compromised ATM. Since then - whilst I still rail against RFID wallets; I do have a good look at ATMs and, to the extent that I can conceal the keypad whilst entering my PIN.
