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RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen

RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happenSpot on about RFID - bad technology choiceHowever I'm not sure RFID is required to spot the American tourist in France;-)RE: RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happenGood read. I wonder if it is possible to slip the passport in a lightweight sleeve...

Tags: RFID, RFID passport, passport, tragedy

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

RFID passports take off

RFID passports take off[b]Get a bunch of tags...[/b]Instead of worrying about having 1 identifiable tag on your person, carry 50 or more. I can see that there will be an market for decoy RFID cards or pens that contain 50 or more RFIDs. Carry it your shirt pocket,...

Tags: RFID, RFID Passport, passport

Discussion threads 2006-10-26

RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast

RFID passports and VeriChip security podcasta practical addition George.."But we want to avoid bad RFID implementations like the Dutch passport which according to Mahaffey was extremely simple to break because it had an effective entropy of 30 bits in the encryption key."That was already known about 15 months ago here......

Tags: Government, Palestine, Roma, Bible, RFID Passport, RFID, Babylon, VeriChip, liberty, passport, security, podcast

Discussion threads 2006-08-22

RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast

I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Mahaffey who is the Director of Development for Flexilis Inc. Kevin and his team of researchers presented a video at Black Hat 2006 illustrating improperly shielded RFID Radio Frequency Identifier passports that can potentially be used to trigger a bomb.It turns out...

Tags: RFID, passport

Blog posts 2006-08-21

RFID passports with improper shielding triggers bomb in simulation

At Black Hat 2006, Flexilis inc. demonstrated that improper shielding in the proposed American RFID passports might be used by terrorists to set off bombs that may target citizens of particular nations. To demonstrate this, Flexilis produced a video showing what happens to an improperly shielded...

Tags: RFID Passport, RFID, Flexilis

Blog posts 2006-08-09

Additional Resources

Fed's RFIDiocy pwnd at DefCon

Do you even read your own stuff?From your quote:". . . will be releasing a $50 kit at the end of August that will make reading 125-kHz RFID chips ? the kind embedded in [b]employee access cards[/b] ? trivial." emphasis addedAnd yet you go and say that this is a...

Tags: WPA2, passport, RFID, pwnd, RFIDiocy, RFIDiocy pwnd, security, DefCon, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Elvis, your e-passport is ready!

Elvis, your e-passport is ready!I forwarded this to the Dutch mediaLet's see whether they'll understand the severity of the issue.http://www.linkslife.co.ukthat is a joke passportRE: Elvis, your e-passport is ready!Years ago a movie called "The Net" with Sandra Bullock hit the scene, and everyone freaked. Yes it was a little over...

Tags: Dutch Passport, e-passport, ELVIS, passport, RFID

Discussion threads 2009-07-19

Elvis, your e-passport is ready!

E-passports not only threaten your personal safety traveling, the RFID chips are easy to clone and fake. How easy? Here's the picture of Elvis Presley's e-passport: The photo is taken from a passport scanner at a Dutch airport - no alarms or errors....

Tags: E-passport, Passport, Chip, Hacker, E-passport Chip Business, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-19

RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen

You're strolling in the south if France when a van stops, men burst out and in seconds hustle you into the van. "American scum!" they hiss as they hood you. But wearing a Sorbonne t-shirt and no fanny pack, how did they know? Thank your government - and a bad...

Tags: Passport, RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-14

Innovation Network Lecture Series: EPC RFID Tags in Security Applications: Passport Cards, Drivers Licenses, and Beyond

Electronic Product Code EPC tags are industry-standard Radio Frequency Identification RFID devices poised to supplant optical barcodes in many applications. They are prevalent in case and pallet tracking, and percolating into consumer items and border-crossing documents. The attendee of this webcast will explore the systemic risks and challenges created by...

Tags: Innovation, Card, Electronic Product Code, Network, Security Application, Electronic Product Code Tag, RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics

Webcasts 2009-04-01

EPC RFID Tags in Security Applications: Passport Cards, Enhanced Drivers Licenses, and Beyond

EPC Electronic Product Code tags are industry-standard RFID devices poised to supplant optical barcodes in many applications. They are prevalent in case and pallet tracking, and also percolating into individual consumer items and border-crossing documents. This paper explores the systemic risks and challenges created by increasingly common use of EPC...

Tags: Card, University Of Washington, Security Application, RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics

White papers 2008-10-22

What is the U.S. doing about security?

I've been terrible busy lately.  Hopefully you all here haven't noticed, as I've been working hard to still keep my posts flowing, but I've just got time to catch up with several blogs that I read often.  One of those blogs is the Emergent Chaos blog...

Tags: Card, Database, President, Blog, Passport Card, RFID, Government, Security, Wireless, Biometrics, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-20

To chip or not to chip

To chip or not to chipNone question...I will *NEVER* let one of these be implanted into me. Its just another sign that the government has overstepped it bounds. I was mad enough about RFID chips in my passport, but actual implants? Never...RE: To chip or not to chipWhy do you...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, chip

Discussion threads 2008-04-22

Who or what gets the RFID tags?

There's a new push on for RFID tags in medicine. Mostly it's patients getting active RFID chips. Newborns, Alzheimer's patients, surgical patients, and even some cardiology patients are being chipped. But the push to RFID stuff is getting more intense, too, as Wal-Mart mandates...

Tags: Patient, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-25

First cloned passports, then bombs, and now ATM fraud: Security problems should plague RFID's future

First cloned passports, then bombs, and now ATM fraud: Security problems should plague RFID's futurePassport case from RFID Blockr shields e-passportsRFID Blockr passport case is a high-quality leather case with a built in Faraday cage to block and shield RFID transmissions. It has room for six credit cards, airline...

Tags: RFID Blockr passport case, RFID, RFID Blockr, passport, ATM

Discussion threads 2007-09-16

Why the ban on mandatory RFID implants should be Federal

The California legislature recently banned employers from mandating RFID Radio Frequency Identification implants for their employees.  While I'm glad I'm covered in my state, why isn't this ban being implemented at the Federal level to cover every citizen?  I'm not suggesting that we ban the devices; I'm suggesting that no one should...

Tags: RFID, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-09-13

Real ID creator: Law's been misunderstood

Real ID creator: Law's been misunderstoodAnd it's still uselessAnyone can get a passport.My plugged nickle...[B]"But he acknowledged that only a Real ID-compliant license will allow Americans to do things like board airplanes or enter federal buildings. (A U.S. passport issued by the State Department--new ones have RFID tracking chips embedded--could...

Tags: Government, False Security, REAL ID

Discussion threads 2007-04-26

Canada, Mexico travel cards under privacy attack

Canada, Mexico travel cards under privacy attackRID and CheckoutMy grocery clerk told me that eventually I would be able to pass my basket over the counter and everything in the basket would be itemize and tabulated. It was a reason she was retiring. But I can not wait. I want...

Tags: U.S. Government, RFID, card

Discussion threads 2007-04-23

E.U. official: Now isn't time for RFID regulations

E.U. official: Now isn't time for RFID regulationsRFID will add a lot to improve criminal's quality of life. Hackers ... NTNTRFID should be regulated NOWBefore the process proliferates and everything has a chip!There are already labels available for medical and research samples, bracelets to track "visitors", and if Uncle has...

Tags: RFID, Microsoft Windows NT

Discussion threads 2007-04-03

Why does government hatch so many bad tech ideas?

BBC Click reporter Chris Long offers a rant about government-initiated projects that DOA dumb on arrival. He offers a few examples from the UK, many of which have parallels in America. A national health database took too long to load, so now one shift leader logs on from...

Tags: Government technology, IT Management, International

Blog posts 2007-02-27