http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,69453,00.html
Bruce Schneier
"The passport holder can control who gets access to the information on the chip, and someone cannot skim information from the passport without first opening it up and reading the information inside. This also means that a third party can't eavesdrop on the communication between the card and the reader, because it's encrypted. By any measure, these features are exemplary, and should serve as a role model for any RFID identity-document applications. Unfortunately, there's still a problem. "
