Passport Chip Could Attract High-Tech Muggers

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.'"

Comments

Re:When will people realise that remotely readable

[bonch]

Unfortunately, some people have confused "security" with "track everyone, everywhere."

Re:Tin foil wrapper

[Technician]

Someone is going to need a faraday cage.

I already have one. I travel with an ammo box. It's virtualy indestructable. I use it to carry my PDA, phone, camera, etc. Airport security does not like them and they always ask me to open it. I tell them it's 100% effective in preventing the electronics from interfearing with aircraft electronics. This is fine. I wouldn't want ammo boxes to be used to conceal box cutters or handguns so an inspection boarding a flight is not a problem. I mark it High speed film and sensitive electronics, please do not X-ray. The box would protect RFID from being hacked by the casual passerby.