washingtonpost.com — "If you have a passport, now is the time to renew it -- even if it's not set to expire anytime soon. If you don't have a passport and think you might need one, now is the time to get it. In many countries, including the United States, passports will soon be equipped with RFID chips. And you don't want one of these chips in your passport."
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klaueSep 17, 2006
as far as i know, the chip catches fire if you put it in an microwave
praveenmarkanduSep 17, 2006
Malaysia already has one.
web_weaselSep 17, 2006
And how long after that will you be questioned by the police for not having one readable when they drive by?
battlecrySep 17, 2006
I'm going in on monday to get my US passport...How long do you think I'll have to wait for it to arrive?
yoshitxSep 17, 2006
30 seconds in the microwave will solve the problem.....
zomboSep 17, 2006
"At the very least, I'll find something to carry it in, so it's not broadcasting to everybody."You could always keep it under your tin foil hat, moonbat.
zyk0tikSep 17, 2006
Yeah the information's outdated, I live in the UK and I got a passport about 3/4 months ago and it has the RFID chip in it. It's pretty cool, actually. When I was in the Airport the woman held it up to a scanner and my stuff came up on her screen. Very cool. Saved a lot of time at Passport Control.
Closed AccountSep 18, 2006
@nogamiyeah, it's the western setting sun model, treating symptoms instead of prevention and getting to the source before stuff happens.but if they're aware it's just a patch, maybe they'll recognize that patches ultimately fail when the tracking does. they'll need to think to try something different