Damaged US Passport Chip Strands Travelers

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @08:04AM from the kids-break-the-darnedest-things dept.

caseih writes "Damaging the embedded chip in your passport is now grounds for denying you the ability to travel in at least one airport in the U.S. Though the airport can slide the passport through the little number reader as easily as they can wave it in front of an RFID reader, they chose to deny a young child access to the flight, in essence denying the whole family. The child had accidentally sat on his passport, creasing the cover, and the passport appeared worn. The claim has been made that breaking the chip in the passport shows that you disrespect the privilege of owning a passport, and that the airport was justified in denying this child from using the passport."

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Re:Bad summary: the airline, not the government by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-21 08:19 · Score: 0, Troll

Buy own plane. Problem solved. Wait, you're not a billionaire? Oh, then go away. /s M. Romney.
Re:Comparison of technologies by SirGarlon · 2012-02-21 08:35 · Score: 1, Troll

The government wants to easily track your movements, and easily be able to stop your movements on the slightest whim. When they say "national security," they mean "state security."

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