Reply to post: Re: The usable range is longer than you think

PHONE me if you feel DIRTY: Yanks and 'Nadians wave bye-bye to magstripe

DaveDaveDave

Re: The usable range is longer than you think

The hard part of stealing contactless payments isn't triggering the cards, but collecting on the money without getting caught. You'd need access to some legitimate seller's account at the very least, but you've also got to get paid before anyone notices their money was nicked.

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