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Spot on about RFID - bad technology choice
However I'm not sure RFID is required to spot the American tourist in
France;-)
Posted by: Richard Flude   Posted on: 07/14/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Spot on about RFID - bad technology choice  Richard Flude | 07/14/09
No fanny pack is a good start.  Robin Harris ZDNet Moderator | 07/14/09
Don't forget about...  Letophoro | 07/15/09
Actually poor implmentation...  mrlinux | 07/15/09
I guess we know ...  chrisportela | 07/15/09
Actually wrong technology....  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
Apparently they don't use RFID tags hmm  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
No personal info imbedded  kragjensen@... | 07/19/09
Personal info does not matter  eburger | 07/19/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  psquared007 | 07/14/09
It may not be that bad, as long as . . .  EdinPeoria | 07/15/09
Solution to problem  deowll | 07/16/09
Newest travel accessory  a.barry@... | 07/16/09
Yeah...  Calknight | 07/16/09
Carved out  Gizbar | 07/17/09
Would it work?  ausvirgo | 07/17/09
Yes  rdhalsteatzd | 07/18/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  ksj99 | 07/14/09
A Fritos bag?  Robin Harris ZDNet Moderator | 07/14/09
BX sales  JJ Brannon | 07/16/09
Protected Wallets and Cases  jpr75_z | 07/14/09
supplied protection  berniesa@... | 07/15/09
ouch  jfederline@... | 07/16/09
Wallet?  vermonter | 07/16/09
Hey guys.... Is anybody sane in this post...  cosuna | 07/16/09
So, tell us...  Dr. John | 07/16/09
So tell US, "Dr. John" --  deltadan | 07/16/09
Try again, deltadan  Dr. John | 07/17/09
Yep! I'm Sane - Do you actually think the US govt did it the smart way?  ausvirgo | 07/17/09
It was not suppose to be of benefit to you.  clareJ | 07/16/09
Problem with 3D bar codes happy  ausvirgo | 07/17/09
Yes  rdhalsteatzd | 07/18/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  jgundrey@... | 07/14/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  michael@... | 07/14/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  pparks_2000 | 07/15/09
The only time I carry it...  jimb01 | 07/16/09
No Passport, No Cambio  dnendza | 07/16/09
Required to carry in India etc.  ausvirgo | 07/17/09
Just spent three weeks in India  jorjitop | 07/18/09
RFID Blocking Folders  snaconst | 07/15/09
Has anybody tried the "Take a Hammer to it" method gotten in trouble?  vernonhorn@... | 07/15/09
Every try to re-enter the US with out a vaild passport.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/15/09
Just think like an illegal immigrant  dferguson75@... | 07/16/09
Why would anyone  GOTBO | 07/17/09
A tourist, maybe?  john.foggitt@... | 07/23/09
I imagine a minute in the microwave  A.Sinic | 07/16/09
Only a second or two...  Calknight | 07/16/09
more hassle than it is worth  adr5@... | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  jcqs.bchrd@... | 07/15/09
Would help much.  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
Better than "a copy of your finger print(s)": your actual fingers.  fejlinton | 07/16/09
What a bunch of scare tactics...  xXSpeedzXx | 07/15/09
Keep drinking the kool aid!!  Reality Bites | 07/15/09
Kidnapping is Small Potatoes  Jalapeno Bob | 07/15/09
WE HAVE A WINNER!  Lerianis10 | 07/16/09
Thats why the actual data....  mrlinux | 07/16/09
But then...  Calknight | 07/16/09
I think you are missing something.  deowll | 07/16/09
actually..  a.barry@... | 07/16/09
yes and no  adr5@... | 07/16/09
That isn't worth the trouble.  deowll | 07/16/09
very short range  pupkin_z | 07/15/09
Since the majority of Americans don't own a passport ...  de-void | 07/15/09
depends on the size of the antenna  pupkin_z | 07/15/09
depends on the size of the antenna  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
Depends on the reader  philculmer | 07/21/09
RFID Range.  StanMM | 07/15/09
True but...  deowll | 07/16/09
One only, maybe, bu in bulk...  philculmer | 07/21/09
that will change  adr5@... | 07/16/09
Or...  Calknight | 07/16/09
Credit cards are even worse  jb4096 | 07/15/09
Does this author do any research before posting a crap story...  xXSpeedzXx | 07/15/09
Ha-ha!! You believed them!!!  Robin Harris ZDNet Moderator | 07/15/09
Considering the article you refered to is from 2005  xXSpeedzXx | 07/15/09
Uh...the article in the lead story is from 7-11-09  JDWalley | 07/15/09
Using that philosophy...  gvtooker@... | 07/15/09
Sue the government? An interesting fantasy,  gardoglee | 07/15/09
Can't sue the government without its permission.  plonk@... | 07/15/09
Actually, you can sue the government  alaniane@... | 07/15/09
Judge not lawyer worries me.  adr5@... | 07/16/09
hidden terrorist  adr5@... | 07/16/09
Thank you, Robin  pgit | 07/15/09
Indeed...  Calknight | 07/16/09
I believe you are an idiot.  drobinow | 07/16/09
As a PROUD fellow American ....  kd5auq | 07/16/09
you should be worried.  adr5@... | 07/16/09
Article Points at PASS and Drivers License  DGSteig | 07/17/09
Ooops!  deowll | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  TAPhilo | 07/15/09
excellent points  adr5@... | 07/16/09
You are several decades to late.  deowll | 07/16/09
Real life experience  jy.durocher@... | 07/15/09
Real life experience but not scientific testing.  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  m_a_simons@... | 07/15/09
Hammer time  raelalt | 07/15/09
bad idea  adr5@... | 07/16/09
Gawd save us from those wishing to protect us.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/15/09
But did they protect us.... or expose us?  shawkins | 07/16/09
Facts vs. FUD  BHarris@... | 07/15/09
DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT!  Lerianis10 | 07/16/09
Passport stores same data on the data page of passport!  The Mickster | 07/16/09
... secure government databases ...  fejlinton | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  RodinUK | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  acalea | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  compudog | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  iamanerd | 07/15/09
Tracking.  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
Tracking is NEW?  Spainy53 | 07/16/09
No.  deowll | 07/16/09
But then what?  Calknight | 07/16/09
George Bush or UN?  JDough | 07/15/09
The UN isn't always right.  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
The UN does something / anything right?  Dogbadger | 07/16/09
Not Really!  Calknight | 07/16/09
Both  adr5@... | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  morrieg@... | 07/15/09
Lead Lined Passport Folders  bgavin | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  davidhite | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  markosjal@... | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  luis.guembes@... | 07/15/09
And more vulnurable  chrisportela | 07/15/09
dumb idea  adr5@... | 07/16/09
Ummm..Try a google search for RFID Blocking Wallets  CyberCritic | 07/15/09
RFID Blocking Wallets and Passort Covers  paulkmecak | 07/17/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  codeguy007 | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  MadWhiteHatter | 07/15/09
RFID implementation  davidlewis7 | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  teddly | 07/15/09
Good Advice... Bad Attitude!  TomParris | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  jim_d@... | 07/15/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  RAMChYLD | 07/15/09
A recent RFID article  lipl1 | 07/15/09
Re: A recent RFID article  ioot@... | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  handryjaya | 07/15/09
Then: Z-Hunting. Now: RFID Crack & Track  ioot@... | 07/16/09
Then: Z-Hunting. Now: RFID Crack & Track  David the Nerd | 07/16/09
Political hacks posing as journalists  syfr | 07/16/09
Ditto  djivan@... | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  mbz | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  vilppuu@... | 07/16/09
a tragedy  ca1ic0cat | 07/16/09
I'm suprised Zdnet haven't focussed on the Microsoft angle  whisperycat | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  jamer123 | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  adr5@... | 07/16/09
Utter nonsense  Dan Dengle-23016931076989175935280328352818 | 07/16/09
Agreed  Mercutio_Viz | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  michael56555@... | 07/16/09
Need to take the State Department to court over RFID tag destruction rights  Dr_Zinj | 07/16/09
On/Off switch  Alzie | 07/16/09
RFID Passports. Whats the real reason?  jgb_z | 07/16/09
No stupidity exceeds that of government stupidity  Mtn_Man | 07/16/09
Blindly?  Spainy53 | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  chermack | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  vger_z | 07/16/09
RFID on humans  cas_frezer79@... | 07/16/09
Not sure how to respond...  boothby | 07/16/09
Solution is simple.  agohige | 07/16/09
Classier than Aluminum Foil  mbz | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  patbot | 07/16/09
Would Foil act as a shield?  jgwinner | 07/16/09
Shielding  skottieg | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  alzie@... | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  theguru1995@... | 07/16/09
Of course, but that is unamerican...  Tommy S. | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  BRD2 | 07/16/09
RE: don't let it happen to me  vall7744@... | 07/16/09
Sam Rohrer of PA is on top of REAL ID, the same thing  CyberPerk | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  kaiakaiak | 07/16/09
well said...  jiagebusen | 07/17/09
Might as well paint your SSN on the side of your car  Aboleyn | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  clareJ | 07/16/09
Sit on it  Technogeez | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  pragerr | 07/16/09
a new industry is born...  jiagebusen | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  kinghitz | 07/16/09
Non-US passports  mgcarley-zdnet | 07/16/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  davelester | 07/17/09
A New Market Opportunity  donden@... | 07/17/09
Already exists  seanferd | 07/17/09
8 years to go - NOT LIKELY !  ausvirgo | 07/17/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  rdhalsteatzd | 07/18/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  rj_wilson@... | 07/18/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  ap.author | 07/18/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  taustin21@... | 07/19/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  asstchief48@... | 07/19/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  chad@... | 07/19/09
Tin Foil  DT2 | 07/20/09
buy or make one  adr5@... | 07/21/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  lucianonote | 07/20/09
The shame is that we *used* to.  jdickey | 07/21/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  Joey1058 | 07/22/09
Then we truly are FUBARed, since...  jdickey | 07/24/09
RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen  john.foggitt@... | 07/23/09
Paranoid morons...  tenimotsu | 07/23/09
Sorbonne t-shirts are even worse  Eric957 | 08/03/09
RFID Banknotes  Uncle Stoat | 08/09/09

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