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Passports to Embed RFID Chips

After receiving thousands of comments (98% of which were opposed to the idea), the US government has given privacy a hearty Bronx cheer and decreed that US passports will have RFID chips embedded. No longer does an identity thief need to open your mail or break into your bank, now he just needs to walk near you with a scanner. Thanks, Condoleezza.
By Periodik Labs on October 28, 2005 1:42 PM |