Spire Security Viewpoint notes that Colorado and several other states are passing laws against any theft detection shielding device, which is a device intended to elude property theft detection devices by shielding the loot as the miscreant walks out of the store. This, according to the Colorado bill,

includes, but is not limited to, any laminated or coated sack or container that is capabile of avoiding detection by a theft detection device.

Er, what about those aluminum pouches commonly used to shield toll road cards when not in use? Or aluminum passport covers used to keep miscreants from reading RFID passports? Seems to me both of those would be capable of being used to shield small merchandise during theft.

The bill does include wording about “intent to use during theft” but it seems to me we have a collision between the idea of an enabling device for theft of physical items, and a prevention device for theft of information.

How long will it be before someone walks out of a store with a toll card protector and a passport cover in their pocket, and are arrested for intent to steal because they had multiple “theft detection shielding devices” on their person?

-jsq