[geeks] RFID-based credit cards

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
>Date: 2006/10/27 Fri PM 01:32:49 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] RFID-based credit cards

>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:57:51 -0700, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
>> I assume the new Visa card I just got is RFID-based, all the more so
>> because the issuer is adamant about switching to that card even though
>> the old one is still valid for a couple of years.
>
>Are you sure it isn't a 'chip&pin' card ? A quick google indicates that
>it wasn't rolled out in the US as of February this year. It must be a
>little irksome for a US traveller to try and buy stuff in Europe and
>find their card won't work.

Isn't that what we used to call a "smart card"?

Lionel