[nycbug-talk] RFID passports

[Jesse Callaway]

On Oct 22, 2004, at 9:23 AM, Dru wrote:

>
> Here's an interesting piece from the Effector mailing list 
> (www.eff.org):
>
>
> ~ New Passports Will Leak Personal Data
> The next generation of US passports will have embedded RFIDs,
> and some reports suggest that the information the chips
> broadcast won't be encrypted.  Meaning anyone with an RFID
> reader could passively scan you, pulling the most intimate
> personal data right out of your pocket.  Unbelievable:
> <http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/000434.html>
>
> Dru
>

Speaking of which CryptoGram is now RSS as well as the familiar monthly 
email.

<http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-rss.xml>

Time to pull out the collection of anti-static bags and keep the 
shiniest! This works with EZ-Pass, where there is most likely more 
wattage.