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New RFID travel cards could pose privacy threat
April 19, 2006
Future government-issued travel documents may feature embedded computer chips that can be read at a distance of up to 30 feet, a top Homeland Security official said Tuesday, creating what some fear would be a threat to privacy.
Pet-embedded RFID chips bring down Las Vegas!
April 18, 2006
Is it true that Fido's RFID chip could shut down the Las Vegas airport?
Biometric Passports for Ireland In October, 2006?
April 18, 2006
Latest breaking news today confirms that Ireland will indeed introduce the new RFID enabled passports by October 2006. These passports will be required in order to gain entry into the USA from October forward.
A Test Instrument for HF/LF RFID
April 1, 2006
This device can do almost anything involving almost any kind of RFID tag. It can act as a reader. It can eavesdrop on a transaction between another reader and a tag.
Singapore unveils biometric passport
March 31, 2006
From August, all passport holders in Singapore can apply for new travel documents with additional security features designed for international standards.
SciTech Watch: Introduction to RFID Tags
March 23, 2006
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are showing up a lot in the news lately, especially as sources of security risks and privacy invasion. What follows is an introduction to what RFID (or arphids as they are colloquially known) tags are, what they are used for, and what security and privacy risks they present.
Face and fingerprints swiped in Dutch biometric passport crack
January 30, 2006
Dutch TV programme Nieuwslicht (Newslight) is claiming that the security of the Dutch biometric passport has already been cracked. As the programme reports here, the passport was read remotely and then the security cracked using flaws built into the system
