Today, identity theft is at your doorstep- freely people access confidential info, while government expansion on the use of RIFD chips to passports, passport cards, traditional debit cards, state id cards creates more opportunity for theft. New RFID tech can scan chips from 15 feet away in a container. It is not only necessary, but essential to protect yourself from your identity being hijacked, credit score being trashed, and worse things we're better off not imagining.