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RFID Cards to Include Tin Foil Hats?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the passport-privacy-pondered-plaintively dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The tinfoil hat finally gains government approval. From the story: 'Wrap an RFID chip [of the US passport] inside a Faraday cage, and the electromagnetic waves from the chip reader can't get in and activate the chip. The State Department says it may use the principle to give travelers an added sense of security. No, there won't be rolls of aluminum foil included with every passport. Instead, the passport cover may include a network of wires woven into the fabric. Fold the passport shut, and there's your Faraday cage. Even Schneier agrees that a properly shielded passport cover should solve the problem. He wonders why this wasn't included in the original plans for the new passports. 'It took a bunch of criticism before they even mentioned it,' Schneier said. And he hopes the anti-snooping technology is thoroughly tested before the new passports are introduced next spring.'" We've also seen this suggested in the past.

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  1. Re:Sorry for OT by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You aren't missing much...

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  2. it is a quality post by Trepidity · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I give it a 5.

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  3. Re:Wow.... by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "I dunno man, it's currently lightly snowing in Baton Rouge today, and that does not happen. In a stunning coincidence, Nick Saban is leaving LSU today, so the world truly must be about to end."

    I hear ya...I left NOLA, and ran into the cold white stuff a little further north. Hope Saban stays...he's got plenty of money...is a god in LA...what more could he do?

    Even worse...I heard the AR coach, Houston Nutt is being considered for a job offer to replace him...the world is truly looking dismal....

    :-(

    How much snow are they expecting down there? How about NOLA?

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  4. Re:Wow.... by nadadogg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't think we are expecting much, but even a couple flurries is unheard of. In my 24 years of life, I've seen snow here 2, maybe 3 times before today.
    I'm so sad about Saban, I just started back in school last semester, and was looking forward to some kickass football over the next 4 years.

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