June 30, 2015
The man in this video, Richie Mari, has posted several videos in the comments section of his own post, detailing dangers presented by a NFC chip.
The NFC chip in a cell phone can pick up credit card information in a wireless card, if you own one in your wallet, and then store it without you even knowing it. Then, when a hacker uses their own NFC technology to retrieve information out of your phone or from your credit card, there is no limit to what they can steal from your phone or bank account.
Richie Mari wants to stay one step ahead of the thieves. He's found a way to destroy the NFC radio chip on the back of his battery without damaging the battery itself. It's really simple, and doesn't take much time.
All he does, is take a razor blade and use it to scrape off the chip. In order to find the chip, Mari has to unscrew the back of his phone, take the battery out and unwrap the material covering it. After that, it's pretty hard to miss the thumb-sized attachment to the battery that's receiving power from its cells.
This little device stores everything from your credit card and bank information, and can be used by apps like Google Wallet to account for your financial data, which means if someone has hacked your NFC chip using modern technology – they can literally pickpocket you without even touching your wallet.
Destroying the NFC chip has no adverse effect on your phone's practical uses. You can still use the Internet, make calls, and send texts. Your apps are secure, unless they make use of the NFC chip's functions, and your GPS will still be active.
There's no way to get many of these newer model phones without the chip, regardless of which of the cell phone companies you go with, nor is there any way possible to ask for a cell phone plan without the chip on it.
The chips are designed and placed on each phone battery at the manufacturing plant, and shipped out to the consumer.
Unfortunately, what destroying the NFC chip does NOT do is protect you from individuals who can still hack your phone using wireless technology. Although the NFC frequencies still act on the same wireless principles as your WiFi, the chip does not have any affect on your phone's other key signals.
If you destroy the NFC chip, you're still at risk of having someone spy into your phone's data, and possibly at risk of hacking through other applications and cell phone viruses.
Please like and share this essential information with all of your Facebook friends to help keep their credit information safe, and to inform them about the dangers of cell phone technology.
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