RFID Blocking Passport Billfold

Sure, you could wear aluminum foil pants to do the same thing… Or you could get this snazzy billfold instead. And I think the security checkpoint will go a lot easier, too.
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Sure, you could wear aluminum foil pants to do the same thing… Or you could get this snazzy billfold instead. And I think the security checkpoint will go a lot easier, too.
View at ThinkGeek

While browsing ThinkGeek today I came across this interesting travel gadget: A RFID blocking passport sleeve. According to ThinkGeek, it’s made of woven micro fibers of stainless steel that deflects stray radio waves. Some of these radio waves may be from thieves trying to steal your information from your passport (since all new passports are required to have a RFID chip).
Now, I’m just as paranoid as the next guy, if not more so. But is this just one of those crazy fads like your cellphone cooking your brain and motorcycles causing testicular cancer? I’ve got the feeling that there aren’t many people who are out there stealing data right now. But maybe in five years it will be more common. Maybe?