[OT?] Destroying data on bank card

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mike said:
Not sure how you delete the information on them but I'm curious about
what you use them for??
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I can positively confirm that you can erase them if they are in your
pocket when you have an mri scan !

AWEM
 
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Sammy said:
I like to keep my old bank cards intact and use them for jobs around
the house. My worry is that the data on the magnetic strip can still
be read.
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What is the best way to destroy that data without messing up the card
for D-I-Y work.
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The only way to be sure on the cheap is not to use the cards. Blank
cards are not that expensive.

Arno
 
They're good for mixing epoxy on, applying polyfilla, extra shims for
tile spacing. Lots of other uses too.
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In addition to using old credit cards, buy a new deck of playing cards to
use for some of these purposes. You can use two or more at a time to
increase stiffness. We've done that in certain hobby building.

As Alex says, your pin or password are not on your card. Running a small dc
magnet should remagnitize the strip unreadable. Might take a good one, run
a magnet over it, and try it in a reader. I am betting it won't get read.

Dave C
 
Bulk tape degausser works well, but, in my opinion, these cards
should be totally destroyed. You can get a small copper plate
for "jobs around the house".
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This is a future business opportunity. There will come the
day, if it's not already here, when even the packaging of
food will be bugged.

Now, out of curiousity..what jobs does one use these cards
around the house?

/BAH
 
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