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Researchers Find Problems With RFID Passport Cards

Posted by timothy on from the clearly-unpossible dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Washington have found that RFID tags used in two new types of border-crossing documents in the US are vulnerable to snooping and copying. The information in these tags could be copied on to another, off-the-shelf tag, which might be used to impersonate the legitimate holder of the card." You can also read the summary of the researchers' report.

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  1. Re:nothing to worry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sarah Palin have one! since 2006!

  2. Re:Don't worry, once Obama becomes President... by V!NCENT · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Obama wil also cure cancer patients by just showing them his face on TV. When he gets elected, beams from the heavens shall fall upon the evil lands of Iraq and make every terrorist loyal to the rightious USA. When he pees on your shoulder you will be happy for Obama giving you the eternal live. Burning in hell shallt anyone who will be elcting McCain for his white hair, which is also the color of the white rabbit. Follow the white rabbit and thou shallt be imprisonned by agent Smith, calling you "Miiiiisteeeeeerrr Anderrrrsooonn" instead of just Neo, which is your lame hacker name because you couldn't be at least a litle more creative.

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