Do you travel with a chip passport? If so, you might want to consider a 9.99 PBC Passport holder. It blocks any attempt to read the chip when closed.
It is designed to protect your passport and cards at the same time. The reason for this is simple: your personal data is worth money to the bad guys, and train stations and airports are hunting grounds.
The RFID scanner does not need to be in view. It only needs to get close to your passport. Someone innocently brushing up against you might not be so innocent.
Apart from being useful as a passport holder, it adds a level of protection that always works in the background. Your personal data is safe as you transit through stations and airports.
Data theft is not a huge problem right now, but the risk of it happening to you is there.
Much the same as coming across a pickpocket; you know what they are about but live in the hope you do not get targeted.
The Passport Protection holder is great value at 9.99 for the peace of mind it can give you.
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