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10/24/2006

RFID Passports Flawed

According to Wired, "RFID chips are passive, and broadcast information to any reader that queries the chip -- thieves could collect the personal data of people as they walk down a street." Now check out a short demonstration of a "real‐world vulnerability associated with the failure of the shielding component in the current proposed electronic passport design." Video after the jump.
...RFID passports will now include a thin radio shield in their covers, protecting the chips when the passports are closed. Although some have derided this as a tinfoil hat for passports, the fact is the measure will prevent the documents from being snooped when closed
[via Wired]

This entry was posted on 10/24/2006 01:33am and is filed under Technology, Video .
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Use a rubberband
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OR A SMALL MAGNET THAT HOLDS IT CLOSED.....OR COPY CANADIAN PASSPORTS - THEY'RE THE MOST ADVANCED IN THE WORLD (AND UN-FAKABLE)
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lol @ dan's comment
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Why don't we just merge our country with Canada under their name and flag, and there's nothing more to fear.
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