gizmodo.com — A computer researcher proved it by cloning the chips in two British passports and then implanting digital images of Osama bin Laden and a suicide bomber. Both passports passed as genuine by UN approved passport reader software. The entire process took less than an hour.
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mdmanAug 7, 2008
Real easy fix for that... if you have a new passport with an RFID chip, simply whack the chip with a hammer... your passport is still good, but the chip is de-activated, permanatly.
Closed AccountAug 7, 2008
@ApokalypseNowIf it comes down to it, then "Gee Mr. TSA agent, sir, I don't know why this isn't working - can you just look at it the old fashioned way? I don't wanna miss my flight..."You're assuming that they have basic reading skills. The ones I've dealt with would have a hard time making change at a convenience market with a register that told them how much to return to the customer.I'm sure that there are some that can actually finish the hidden picture puzzles in Highlights for Children, but I haven't seen any of them yet.
mysticturnerAug 7, 2008
Even easier - 15 to 30 seconds in a microwave.
merlinusAug 7, 2008
This is why, as I've been saying for years... it's just plain stupid to depend on RFID tags for anything sensitive. The old fashioned way is the only sure way.(I love technology and progress and creativity but I'm kind of a luddite when it comes to using it everywhere - often it's a bad idea. Same goes for using electronic voting machines unless you have them produce a printed record of each vote so they can be hand counted if necessary.)
hakzAug 8, 2008
thank god I renewed just before the e-passport came out
drdabblesAug 19, 2008
Why can't it be near my genitals? I'd love to hear your explanation of this.