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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.'"

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  1. Terri Schiavo, Vegetable, Dead at 41 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Brainless vegetable Terri Schiavo was found dead in her Florida hospice bed this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss her - even if you didn't enjoy her vegetating, there's no denying his contributions to popular media culture. Truly an American icon.

  2. 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?

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

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

  4. Re:When will people realise that remotely readable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Terri Schiavo was found dead in her Florida hospice room this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure the Slashdot community will miss her, even if you didn't realize she was just a meat poster for the religious right in the US and this kind of thing happens all the time, there's no denying her contribution to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  5. lol...you = modbombed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    looked at your post history...keep it up mods! modbomb this asshole into oblivion

  6. 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.