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No Encryption For RFID passports

Posted by Hemos on from the continued-stupidity dept.

Spy der Mann writes "Despite widespread criticism from security experts, the government is declining to encrypt data on RFID passports. Lee Tien, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said: 'It is my understanding it's possible to read this information from 10 to 30 feet away with the right equipment.' Considering gadgets like the BlueSniper as 'right equipment,' I think he's got a point. Tinfoil covers, anyone?"

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  1. Tinfoil automobile... by advocate_one · · Score: 3, Funny

    just what you need when driving around town with your new RFID enabled passport... amazing how things just pop up when the topics are appropriate...

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    Donald 'Duck' Dunn: We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
  2. Tinfoil will be illegal by NoSuchGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tinfoil covers, anyone?"

    Just wait for the law that makes the use of tinfoil illegal.

    No tinfoil pockets
    No tinfoil lining of jackets
    No tinfoil anything

    Tinfoil will be listed as a dual use good with special import/export restrictions like a screw driver for atomic bombs.
    Before the law, tinfoil and atomic bombs will be treated equal.

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    Grundgesetz * 23. Mai 1949 - 30. November 2007 - http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/