2GB Radio Interview on ARMOURCARD

On Saturday 5th October, CEO of ARMOURCARD, Tyler Harris was interviewed by 2GB radio’s technology and lifestyle reporter and host Charlie Brown. What was discussed was the vulnerabilities surrounding your ‘Tap&Go’ credit cards and ePassports.

Charlie asked about ARMOURCARD and how we are the first company to provide ‘Active RFID & NFC’ protection with our patented technology found inside every ARMOURCARD.

Get protected today. Buy ARMOURCARD now

If you were unable to listen on the weekend you can listen to the ARMOURCARD interview podcast here, the time the interview starts is 0:29:25

 

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MEDIA RELEASE – 19.09.13

For immediate distribution 

Australian Invention Blazes a Trail in Identity Protection Technology

Media Release – A Sydney-based and owned company ARMOURCARD has developed the first active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) protection device for people who are serious about securing their identity.

The ARMOURCARD device actively blocks RFID signals, preventing personal data found on items such as credit cards and ePassports from being poached and used by identity thieves.

Differing from other more passive forms of protection such as credit card wallets or sleeves ARMOURCARD is a card that sits in one’s wallet and actively jams the RFID signals when a reader tries to interrogate cards or ePassports – making it impossible for hackers to obtain personal information.

Founded in 2012, ARMOURCARD is the brainchild of CEO Tyler Harris.

Tyler says in today’s technologically evolved world, we can’t be too careful.

No longer can we assume our personal data is private like in days gone by, now we have to actively work hard to keep private our personal data in this open airwaves information age, he said.

In this day and age it is imperative that personally, we are at the forefront when it comes to protecting and securing our own identity.

We live in a world where technological advancements have made it possible for personal information to be easily seized over open airwaves and used by identity thieves.

Devices such as credit cards, ePassports, drivers licenses, loyalty cards and even library cards, all contain sensitive personal identity data stored within a micro-chip. This leaves regular people extremely vulnerable to professional criminals and hackers who can intercept your data using the same RFID technologies.

The CEO said the idea for an active RFID protection device came out of a basic need to secure my own personal data from this growing crime.

We felt extremely sceptical and concerned about the level of security currently on the market surrounding these technologies, Tyler said.

No longer are we dealing with risks linked purely to the criminally minded – there are even apps being created, for example, that can be downloaded to Smartphones, transforming a regular phone into a credit card skimming device.

And if relative novices like ourselves were able to access personal data off credit cards so easily, imagine what the professional criminals and hackers can achieve it’s pretty frightening stuff, he said.

ARMOURCARD costs $59.99 Australian Dollars. To purchase ARMOURCARD or to learn more about it visit

The CEO contact details are below. Tyler can both be contacted for interviews or to answer questions.

 CEO & Founder: Tyler Harris

Email: [email protected]

Linkedin: Tyler Harris on Linkedin

Postal: P.O.Box 284, AVALON BEACH 2107

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Armourcard

Download Media Release here

 

Is your Privacy a myth? – Hollywood finally helps to put it out there.

Hot on the heals from the fall out in the US of the NSA’s privacy scandal, Hollywood has timed this movie release beautifully, with everyone asking the question of how private is your personal data these days. The movie tackles privacy issues we face daily in this age.

 The tag line for the movie is

 “Privacy is a myth”

and

“information is the most dangerous weapon”

It seems that Hollywood is catching on to what we have always been saying and that is….

“In days gone past we assumed our personal data was private, now in todays world we have to assume that our personal data is in the public domain and NOW we have to work hard at keeping it private”

This is a total 180 degree change, with the internet, social media channels, wireless technologies like Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC) our personal data is more open than ever before and easy for an organised criminal to use your personal data to clone your identity or know when your away from home so they can rob you.

At ARMOURCARD we believe that you have a right to privacy. That is why we developed and patented the first ‘Active RFID & NFC protection device’ on the market.  We are concerned, just like you, of managing your privacy and keeping things private.

It is time to start taking back some of that power that has been relinquished through technological advances and social platforms.

ARMOURCARD can help you! With our Active Protection Technology (APT), you can now jam out unwanted RFID & NFC tag interrogations of your credit cards, ePassports, enhanced drivers licenses and iD cards so no skimmer can read your personal data. (or credit card number etc) You can now be protected from this growing cyber crime of electronic skimming or pickpocketing.

Start to take back your privacy – BUY ARMOURCARD TODAY!

View movie trailer here