As recently as January 2016 the FTC announced the escalating incidence of identity theft, revealing that it had received nearly 500,000 consumer complaints about identity theft, ?representing a 47 percent increase over the prior year.? The report also cited the ominous
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Department of Justice estimate that ?17.6 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2014??with the vast majority of those, almost 90%, experiencing ?the misuse of an existing credit card or bank account? according to BJS.gov. Given its inconceivable ease, one huge area of concern is ?electronic pick pocketing? whereby thieves use RFID and NFC wireless communication to stealthily pirate credit card numbers and other personal data. And everyone is seemingly at risk. One particularly enlightening news report exposed just how easily hackers can steal credit card numbers in mere seconds while you?re still holding them in your hand. Amid this unfortunate sign of the times, designers and technologists are aptly joining forces to bring to market functional fashion accessories that not only uphold stringent style standards, but that also effectively mitigate?if not entirely eliminate?identity theft risk to the extent possible. One newly-emerging brand of note is The Pagalli Project, which recently introduced a new line of handcrafted fine leather accessories?two wallet styles and a passport holder?that offer leading-edge security in fashion-forward form.
So secure is the Pagal...