Re: OT - RFID chips in passports next year

tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxx (Brent P) wrote in
news:ZO6dnaYorL92xv3enZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> In article <Xns96FBF1CB193ADjyanikkuanet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Yanik
> wrote:
>
>> So,it's not going to get read without your knowledge and consent.
>
> Until the reader is small enough to fit in a pocket.
>
> And the ranges are at least a few feet since RFID has already been put
> in use in other applications that require 3-5 feet.
>
>
>

And none of those apps have the RFID device in a shielded folder like the
passport.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
.

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