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Passport Chip Could Attract High-Tech Muggers

Posted by Zonk on from the what,-no-trust? dept.

Orangez writes "Wired.com reports that 'business travel groups, security experts and privacy advocates are looking to derail a government plan to insert remotely readable chips in American passports, calling the chips homing devices for high-tech muggers, identity thieves and even terrorists.' and that 'The 64-KB chips will include the information from the photo page of the passport, including name, date of birth and a digitized form of the passport picture.'"

3 of 348 comments (clear)

  1. Re:When will people realise that remotely readable by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'd be qualified for your job... I'm gussing from your homepage that it's in NY... Whats the pay range?

  2. Re:Tin foil wrapper by buzban · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OFFTOPIC?! This is brilliant...we'll all need little foil baggies. Mods, please...

  3. Re:Blame the terrorists. by demonlapin · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    No, most avowed Democrats thought it was based on fear, because they couldn't admit they nominated a guy who had no coherent policy on anything important and no charisma to make up for it. I have absolutely no expectation that I will ever be the victim of a terrorist attack. That doesn't mean I don't think we should kill them all.

    Hint to Democrats: nominating Northeastern limousine liberals has not worked for you since JFK. Quit doing it every time the guy from the South loses. Try some of the guys from out West - and I don't mean California.