RFID Blocking Sleeves Reviews
Posted by Adapt 2 Go LLC on 26th Dec 2019
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Today we will be looking at RFID Blocking sleeves for credit cards and passports. EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) chip cards bring forth a lot of security and peace of mind due to its enhanced security abilities over a standard magnetic stripe card that help to prevent it from being cloned as easily by fraudulent individuals. EMV is a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate the card transactions. Yet, the advent of EMV chip cards produced a new security threat presented by the radio-frequency identification (RFID) used for transmission data. EMV chip cards specifically utilize near-field communication (NFC) capabilities. For those with the technological means. Instead of having to physically steal your wallet to access your credit card. It has now become possible to simply copy the information present on the EMV chip by being close enough in proximity to the chip. Allowing sophisticated thieves to take the most valuable resource you carry on a daily basis, access to your funds, from you without you ever having any visual or physical clues that you were being stolen from. These RFID Blocking sleeves are another new creation to combat the emergent security issues. The sleeves are a simple quick fix that will hardly take up any extra space in your current wallet or purse, while providing the protection you need by blocking the radio frequency emissions of your EMV chip cards.
Alpine Rivers prides itself on producing Premium RFID Blocking Sleeves that look tasteful to the eye and feel pleasant in the hand. They offer a 100% money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with their product. The sleeves are made up of a thin sheet of aluminum on the inside which provides the RFID blocking protection. They come in a solid array of colors with the designation of what type of protector they are for. The sleeves have a box on them that you can color code or number to your choice to help you recognize what is within the sleeve before removing it. The sleeves have a center relief cut in them for ease of access with the bottom being less relieved than the top, exposing the aluminum on the inside giving a very tactful, elegant look to them. The materials they use for the outside does indeed feel like a premium coating that is enjoyable to interact with. The recessed top lip allows for the easy opening of the sleeve to insert a card. Once a credit card is inserted into the sleeves you won't feel any unease that the card will slip out of even if it was held upside down and shaken. They fit like a glove! Alpine Rivers offers 14 credit card sleeves and 4 Passport sleeves.
Image from Alpine-Rivers.com
Image from GDAhead Amazon posting
GDAhead produces various series of stylized RFID Blocking Sleeves for those who would like a more colorful array. We tested the Starry series which once again is an aluminum sheeting on the inside. The outside material doesn't feel as premium as the Alpine Rivers series. Due to the fact that the relief cutout is exactly the same on the top and bottom. It is more difficult to separate the upper and lower lip and insert a card into the sleeve. The sleeves also don't feel like they are tailored to the cards since once a card is inserted if you were to turn it upside down and shake it, you will hear rattling noises. Despite that, we did not experience the card actually falling out of the sleeve. Instead of a box to color in, or number for identification of what particular card is inside, the Starry Series has constellations for you to identify the particular card. This is a cool idea and a great way to learn your star constellations! The Starry Series also one ups the Alpine Series by offering more than one orientation for their sleeves. So some are horizontal while others are vertical. They offer six of each kind for credit cards as well as two of each kind for passports.
Whichever selection of sleeves you choose, you can feel confident that they will serve you well.