Chipped Passports Coming Monday

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via Wired News (AP).

[snip]

Despite ongoing privacy concerns and legal disputes involving companies
bidding on the project, the U.S. State Department plans to begin
issuing smart chip-embedded passports to Americans as planned Monday.

Not even the foiled terror plot that heightened security checks at
airports nationwide threatens to delay the rollout, the agency said.
Any hitches in getting the technology to work properly could add even
longer waits to travelers already facing lengthy security lines at
airports.

[snip]

More:
http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71583-0.html

So, I'm wondering -- what does it take to render a RFID passport
chip useless? A few minutes in the microwave? :-)

- ferg


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 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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