ConsumerAffairs.com: “Hotel Key Cards: Identity Theft Risk or Not?”

Link to article.Hotel key cards are a bit of an enigma, it seems. Though Snopes.com and Computerworld both put considerable effort into debunking the idea that hotel key cards hold more than just innocuous information about hotel guests, the idea persists. And, potentially, with good reason.At least one California detective found a veritable treature trove of personal information on a card from a major hotel, including name, length of stay, and credit card number. In other words, more than enough to make it easy for someone to steal your identity.So it isn’t clear whether or not hotel cards do or do not hold risky personal information, but it does seem worthwhile to take some basic precautions. For starters, keep careful track of your key card during your stay, and take it with you when you leave the hotel, then shred it.