lotuseclat79
July 13th, 2009, 06:34 AM
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears (http://www.physorg.com/news166552331.html).
-{ Quote: "Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget, a self-described "ethical hacker," cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car" }-
So, when will government officialdom respond by nixing RFID already in passports, drivers licenses, etc.?
-- Tom
P.S. Related: Special alloy sleeves urged to block hackers? (http://www.physorg.com/news166596219.html).
-{ Quote: "To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced driver's licenses in "radio-opaque" sleeves" }-
-{ Quote: "Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget, a self-described "ethical hacker," cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car" }-
So, when will government officialdom respond by nixing RFID already in passports, drivers licenses, etc.?
-- Tom
P.S. Related: Special alloy sleeves urged to block hackers? (http://www.physorg.com/news166596219.html).
-{ Quote: "To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced driver's licenses in "radio-opaque" sleeves" }-