Comments on The Traveling Tech Guy: I've been turned Blue by American Express

The RFID contains not only that number you've ment...

2008-09-11T08:29:00.000-07:00

The RFID contains not only that number you've mentioned, but some of your personal info.
I, for one, would not like my details to fall into the hands of a guy with an antenna :)

Did anybody look into this in any detail before pa...

2008-09-11T07:30:00.000-07:00

Did anybody look into this in any detail before panicking? The number from the chip is different to the number printed on the card. Can you use the chip's number on a website? I bet you can't. AMEX aren't stupid, maybe we should look elsewhere...

Thanks for the link!Truth to tell, I haven't done ...

2007-08-06T12:28:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the link!
Truth to tell, I haven't done a thing yet. But between a hammer and a nuclear explosion (see first comment), I'm sure I'll find something. How about a nail file?

Just use a hammer:http://www.wired.com/wired/archi...

2007-08-06T12:20:00.000-07:00

Just use a hammer:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.01/start.html?pg=9

Try to expose the card to an atomic explosion whic...

2007-07-20T16:13:00.000-07:00

Try to expose the card to an atomic explosion which will destroy the chip. Good places for this is mohaby desert or iran (coordinate with olmert)