Monday, July 13, 2009

In the Chips

In its October 2005 Federal Register notice, the State Department reassured Americans that the e-passport's chip would emit radio waves only within a 4-inch radius, making it tougher to hack.

But in May 2006, at the University of Tel Aviv, researchers directly skimmed an encrypted tag from several feet away. At the University of Cambridge in Britain, a student intercepted a transmission between an e-passport and a legitimate reader from 160 feet. [More]
Still no word on when Tommy Thompson is going to finally get that rectal implant...

[Via William T]
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2 comments:

  1. Kristophr7/13/2009 4:58 PM

    An e-passport RFID is only limited by the strength of the device sending the inquiry pulse.

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  2. JokersWild7/13/2009 9:22 PM

    There are several companies that offer RFID wallets to carry your passport around in. One that I'd seen before was from DIFRwear. I believe ThinkGeek also has a few products for this as well.

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