# KGO-TV: "Safeway 'Tap to Pay' charges Bay Area woman's credit card while it's still in her purse" **URL:** \ **Category:** Credit Cards\ **Created:** [April 22, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681 "2023-04-22T22:45:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PropofolMask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@PropofolMask](https://community.clark.com/u/PropofolMask)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/1 "2023-04-22T22:45:28Z")
> **[Safeway 'Tap to Pay' charges Bay Area woman's credit card while it's still in...](https://abc7news.com/tap-to-pay-with-phone-chip-card-rfid/13118653/)** > > The "Tap to Pay" reader is supposed to charge a card only if it's within a few centimeters of the card reader. The customer was shocked when she went through checkout at Safeway and was told she already paid. > **[More customers say 'tap-to-pay' charged their credit card through bags, pockets](https://abc7news.com/tap-to-pay-charged-accidental-safeway/13155986/)** > > Several viewers told 7 On Your Side tap-enabled systems captured their credit card information at a variety of places -- a restaurant, a store, even a doctor's office. So is this going to happen more? ---
**Author:** ![robertpri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@robertpri](https://community.clark.com/u/robertpri)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/2 "2023-04-22T23:09:31Z")
I have requested B/A provide an option for users to opt out of the tap feature. But learned NO bank provides this service. ---
**Author:** ![clydewolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clydewolf](https://community.clark.com/u/clydewolf)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/3 "2023-04-23T01:09:39Z")
Centimeters? two and one-half centimeters is about.one inch a few millimeters should be the maximum distance. ---
**Author:** ![PricePerformer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/priceperformer/32/159_2.png) [@PricePerformer](https://community.clark.com/u/PricePerformer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/4 "2023-04-23T13:54:49Z")
How does it choose the card? I have about 5 CCs in my wallet. I select different ones for Gas, Restaurants, etc! ---
**Author:** ![ole1845](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e495f1/32.png) [@ole1845](https://community.clark.com/u/ole1845)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/5 "2023-04-23T15:14:13Z")
Tap to pay is safer than swiping. It uses a one time code. Swiping reads the actual card number. This issue is such a rare corner case. Probably more common for women who keep their cards in a purse which they move around and set down on things. ---
**Author:** ![NancyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@NancyM](https://community.clark.com/u/NancyM)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/6 "2023-04-24T01:21:21Z")
I wonder if a wallet with RFID protection prevents this from happening? ---
**Author:** ![robertpri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@robertpri](https://community.clark.com/u/robertpri)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/7 "2023-04-24T02:09:22Z")
Not sure they work, but just in case, my CC’s are in between blocking cards. ---
**Author:** ![Chuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@Chuckles](https://community.clark.com/u/Chuckles)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/8 "2023-04-25T15:53:50Z")
I found RFID blocking CC wallets that can’t be read unless the card is completely outside the slot. Mine is Leather and less than $5 online. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_TeamClark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/sally_teamclark/32/10_2.png) [@Sally\_TeamClark](https://community.clark.com/u/Sally_TeamClark)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/kgo-tv-safeway-tap-to-pay-charges-bay-area-womans-credit-card-while-its-still-in-her-purse/2681/9 "2025-03-21T17:22:48Z")