Monday, October 23, 2006

Use of Long Range RFID's in Passports Bad News for Privacy, Says Smart Card Alliance / GovTech, 20 Oct 2006

http://digbig.com/4nkxk
"Using the long read range radio frequency identification (RFID) technology the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and State Department are proposing for passport cards will do little to increase the security of the nation's borders, and opens up possibilities that U.S. citizens could be tracked, the Smart Card Alliance said. The Alliance contends that a more privacy sensitive and secure passport card solution using the same contactless smart card technology found in the new electronic passports (ePassports) can improve border security without causing delays at crossings."