Feds At DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs Scanned

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday August 6, 2009 @01:40AM from the oh-sure-now-you're-alarmed dept.

FourthAge writes "Federal agents at the Defcon 17 conference were shocked to discover that they had been caught in the sights of an RFID reader connected to a web camera. The reader sniffed data from RFID-enabled ID cards and other documents carried by attendees in pockets and backpacks. The 'security enhancing' RFID chips are now found in passports, official documents and ID cards. 'For $30 to $50, the common, average person can put [a portable RFID-reading kit] together,' said security expert Brian Marcus, one of the people behind the RFID webcam project. 'This is why we're so adamant about making people aware this is very dangerous.'"

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Re:bar-codes by krou · 2009-08-06 02:02 · Score: 0, Redundant

Doh, sorry ... of course, your quote shows you did mention line of sight. I've had a few drinks ;)

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Re:What do you bet... by thisnamestoolong · 2009-08-06 02:11 · Score: 0, Redundant

Mod parent "Funny"

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