RFID in Passports

November 3, 2005

I’ve been concerned and generally against RFID since the first time I heard about it. Maybe its because I know a little about security, or identity management, or hell even the way markketing in a digital world works. Anyway, our brilliant US State Department is planning a roll out of RFID in passports for October 2006.

From Wired, Fatal Flaw Weakens RFID Passport:

In 2004, when the U.S. State Department first started talking about embedding RFID chips in passports, the outcry from privacy advocates was huge. When the State Department issued its draft regulation in February, it got 2,335 comments, 98.5 percent negative. In response, the final State Department regulations, issued last week, contain two features that attempt to address security and privacy concerns. But one serious problem remains.

Good that they fixed a couple problems, but a ton more are certain to crop up. I feel my fears aren’t misplaced. I guess I’ll have to keep posting this negative RFID stuff to help promote awareness of this garbage.

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  1. NoSheep! » RFID Will Be Unavoidable on January 29th, 2006 12:00 pm

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