November 14, 2005
Skimming
Europe and Asia have taken the lead in using RFID-enabled contactless smart cards. The US too is not far behind. Chase, which is a banking service provider, is distributing 5 million “Blink” smart cards. Access control cards, automobile immobilizers, toll collection systems are other examples of RFID-enabled smart cards in use in the US. The wide use of smart cards has also given rise to the practice of skimming, which is the reading of data from a transponder illegally.
The issue of skimming needs to be addressed now before privacy concerns get fuelled further. In order to resolve the issue of skimming several issues need to be addressed. The scope and enforceability of an anti-skimming law, the right time to introduce such a law, etc are factors that could influence the extent to which skimming could be controlled.
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