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		quesera 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The last-ever penny will be minted today in Philad... NFC can't be skimmed. EMV can and sometimes is, and magstripe skimming happens all day every day.

zahlman 22 days ago [–]

You have still not explained anything useful.

What is it physically about NFC that prevents it from being skimmed in the same way as the others?

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