The RFID Shield
The RFID Shield is a protective sleeve that prevents anyone from reading private information stored on your RFID cards and passports.
Protect Your Data
- You have a home alarm system
- You firewalled your computer
- You shred your documents
- You protect the private data stored on the RFID passport or smart card in your pocket
News
Is the MiFare Classic RFID system blown?
May 25, 2008
Researchers have made progress in cracking the encryption used on the London Oyster Card. They conclude that the security of the algorithm is "close to zero".
1 Billion RFID Enabled Devices Vulnerable to Hack
April 5, 2008
The Dutch government has issued a warning about the security of access keys that are based on the widely used Mifare Classic RFID chip. 1 billion digital access cards worldwide are vulnerable
Passport Manufacturing Outsourced to Thailand
April 2, 2008
Well it appears the Bush administration decided to outsource the manufacture of your RFID passport to a company in Thailand that has, in the past, been vulnerable to Chinese espionage. So the bad idea of having RFID chips in our American passports just got worse.
RFID Devices
RFID chips can be found in the new US passport and other e-passports, certain credit cards, some employee and student ID's and various smart cards around the world.
What is the Risk?
More and more credit card companies and banks are issuing smart-cards with RFID chips. The new US passport, also called an e-passport, can be scanned from a distance. Your mass transit pass, student ID, or employee tag may be able to track you. Meanwhile, people have demonstrated that data stored on some of these devices can be read from afar. By putting your passport or smart card into an RFID blocking sleeve like the RFID shield, you greatly reduce the chance of someone reading your data from a distance.
Stop the REAL ID Act
The REAL ID act threatens to erode additional freedoms in the United States, whether the cards come with an RFID chip or not. Stop the national ID card law!