[Infowarrior] - Mythbusters Banned From Discussing RFID By Visa And Mastercard

[Richard Forno]

Mythbusters Banned From Discussing RFID By Visa And Mastercard
Posted by JacobSloan on February 2, 2012

Host Adam Savage of Mythbusters tells how Visa, Mastercard, and Discover had the Discovery Channel put the kibosh on an episode that would have revealed just how “trackable and hackable” the RFID chips found in many credit cards are. It’s a telling example of how corporate advertisers serve as the gatekeepers of mainstream media/entertainment:

http://www.disinfo.com/2012/02/mythbusters-banned-from-discussing-rfid-by-visa-and-mastercard/
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