What is RFID? And why is it in my credit card?

Today most credit cards have an RFID chip in them, and most people don’t know why. RFID, short for Radio Frequency Identification, allows for an RFID chip to exchange information with an RFID reader. The technology is similar to how a barcode works. RFID tags are read wirelessly, but unlike the barcode, the tag does …

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