'The whole passport design is totally brain-damaged,' Grunwald told wired.com. 'From my point of view all of these RFID passports are a huge waste of money. They're not increasing security at all.'
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2161836/kacers-crack-biometric
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DAN GOODIN
Associated Press
Las Vegas — Electronic passports being introduced in the U.S. and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code and enter countries illegally, an expert warned.
A demonstration by German computer security expert Lukas Grunwald showed how personal information stored on the documents could be copied and transferred to another device.
It appeared to contradict assurances by officials in government and private industry that the electronic information stored in passports could not be duplicated.
“If there is an automatic inspection system, I can use this card to enter any country,” Mr. Grunwald said, holding up a computer chip containing electronic information he had copied from his German passport.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060806.welecpass0806/BNStory/Technology/
[DrC]
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If you expect the government to uphold your rights, you got another thing coming...
* Faraday Cage - any iron/steel enclosure/mesh that grounds out radio signals
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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"
"The Weapon" - Rush
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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." Friedrich Nietzsche
The more electronic we go, the easier it will become, not only to ferret out information, but to block said information. One true indicator of our governments' intentions will be legislation making it illegal to: a] not carry this ID, and to: b]impede access to this ID.
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"We can have a democracy or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few. We cannot have both."
- Justice Louis Brandeis
Your papers please
b]impede access to this ID.
They can keep dreaming and kiss my RF shielded ass
Free thinking people will not be treated like so much cattle.
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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"
"The Weapon" - Rush
Brilliant, let’s market the damn thing!
That is actually a great idea. Also, a small transmitter of the right frequency could disrupt reception. I see a large black market developing here.
There is always a way to beat just about anything.
Mike
Winnipeg