<b>Identity Theft is on the Rise...</b><br><br><br>Everyone knows someone who has been a victim of identity theft, who has gone through the seemingly endless nightmare of battling credit agencies, banks and credit card companies to reverse fraudulent transactions and restore one's good credit.<br><br><br>Unfortunately according to the world's largest provider of banking and payment technologies, FIS, the annual cost of credit card fraud in the U.S. is estimated to be $8.6 billion per year and experts believe that figure will rise to $10 billion or higher by 2016.<br><br><br><b>What is RFID Technology and Why do I Need to be Prepared?</b><br><br><br>These days many credit cards, licenses, ID cards, transit cards and passports come pre-loaded with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips which offer convenient contactless scanning and information sharing - at the cost, however, of security and privacy.