The basics of chip-and-PIN credit cards - The Washington Post

How are chip-and-PIN cards different from RFID credit cards?

RFID, or radio-frequency identification, cards are contactless. They have a chip and radio antenna that transmit account information, raising concerns (which people are still arguing about years after the cards were introduced) that criminals may use readers to skim consumer details. Chip-and-PIN cards work only when inserted into a merchant's reader.

So when will we see more American cards with chips?

American Express, Discover, Visa and MasterCard plan to introduce widespread chip technology in the next two to three...

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U.S. Passports to Receive Electronic Identification Chips

The regulations mean that as of October 2006, all new and renewed U.S. passports will contain radio frequency identification chips that will include a digital photo and all other information currently printed in passports.

Over time, as older passports expire, everyone who holds a passport will get an electronic version.

Government employee and diplomatic passports will receive the chips in a pilot program beginning early next year.

In issuing the new rules, the department is matching a requirement it is imposing on visitors from several other countries. Foreigners from countries who do not need visas to enter the...

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Date: 2016-08-02 19:48:08

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