Re: Australian Researchers Confirm RFID DoS Attacks

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

From:                   "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date sent:              Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:40:30 GMT

> Researchers have proven a denial-of-service attack on the actual tags
> will cause them to enter an error state, allowing someone to input incorrect
> prices or alter location and destination parameters.

Intriguing.  If you can do this with chipped passports, what do you call it when 
someone doesn't steal your identity, but imposes a false one on you?

"They dressed me like this!  And this isn't my nose: it's a false one!"

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