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Travelers Wrap Passports in Foil Amid Data Theft Fears, Experts Warn of Damage
How 3 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Ирен Давид
First reported by N12 · 7 hours ago
What happened
Travelers are wrapping passports in aluminum foil to prevent digital data theft from RFID chips, but experts warn the method is ineffective and can damage the passport, especially Israeli ones. Safer, specialized RFID-blocking sleeves are recommended instead.
- 01Travelers are wrapping passports in foil due to fears of RFID data theft.
- 02Experts say foil wrapping is ineffective and can damage passports.
- 03Israeli passports may suffer additional damage from this practice.
- 04The risk of unauthorized scanning is considered very low.
- 05Specialized RFID-blocking sleeves are a recommended alternative.
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