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more on RFID passport data won't be encrypted (weith djf comment)
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:06:08 -0400
I many countries there are a lot of people who want to look at passports -- like VAT refunds; tax breaks etc. Some places hotels want to "see" the passport. Lots and lots of folks will get a chance to read the chipp if they want to.
Dave Begin forwarded message: From: noah_mendelsohn () us ibm com Date: October 16, 2004 4:11:37 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] more on RFID passport data won't be encrypted There are any number of reasons to be concerned about the RFID passportproposal, but I'm curious: can access to the chip be blocked by carrying
the passport in a shielding envelope? Not that all sorts of troublingproblems don't remain, including the likelihood the many passport holders
would be sloppy about using the shielding, and also the chance that a diligent criminal could bring a reader into an area where passports are taken out of their holders. Still, I'm interested to know whether there are easy, passive ways to block access. Thank you in advance to anyone who may have the answer. Noah -------------------------------------- Noah Mendelsohn IBM Corporation One Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142 1-617-693-4036 -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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