Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

US Passports To Recieve RFID Chips

Posted by Zonk on from the like-it-or-not-here-they-come dept.

connah0047 writes "The Washington Post reports that US passports will be getting RFID chips by October of 2006. Despite security concerns, the U.S. has now committed to putting RFID chips in the passports of all U.S. citizens. The new regulations will mean that all new and renewing U.S. passports will contain RFID chips by October 2006. While some believe this is a step forward, there are major privacy and security issues with the wireless technology."

1 of 309 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Don't like it. by eclectro · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Aren't there ways we can spend this money that might do something a little more rational towards increasing security? Like what? I dunno

    Like maybe get some sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads???

    --
    Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"