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Comments on: Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks

Speaker at hacker conference warns about security risks inherent in everyday electronics and suggests taking a hammer to your passport.

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by Travis Ernst July 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT: As much as I like the concept of causing the newer passports RFID's to malfunction, Department Of State will make you get a new one sooner or later before it expires. They like to be pushy just like the TSA. They want their trackers working. Trust me. I even thought about running mine through an MRI "by accident" when I had a medical scan. Sadly I forgot to bring it with me. Pretty soon they will be "chipping" our kids at birth. Lets wait until they start beta testing that method on the jail population before we need to really panic.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Travis Ernst July 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT: As much as I like the concept of causing the newer passports RFID's to malfunction, Department Of State will make you get a new one sooner or later before it expires. They like to be pushy just like the TSA. They want their trackers working. Trust me. I even thought about running mine through an MRI "by accident" when I had a medical scan. Sadly I forgot to bring it with me. Pretty soon they will be "chipping" our kids at birth. Lets wait until they start beta testing that method on the jail population before we need to really panic.; Like this Reply to this comment


by tonyspencer2 July 20, 2008 2:27 AM PDT: So I guess if you put an elastic band around your passport, it won't open and lave your data vulnerable to IP theft...; Like this Reply to this comment


by theprez98 July 21, 2008 5:30 PM PDT: Passports are good for 10 years, so I don't think anybody is worrying about them expiring.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ralfthedog July 23, 2008 11:07 AM PDT: Put your passport in a Faraday bag.; Like this Reply to this comment

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