RFID Shield Privacy News http://www.rfid-shield.com/news.php What's new in the world of RFID passports, credit cards, id's, and privacy in general. 'Fakeproof' e-passport is cloned in minutes http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000086 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 New passports designed with RFID microchips, meant to be foolproof against identity theft can be cloned in minutes. RFID passport hack has scanner seeing visions of Elvis http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000085 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A member of the group The Hacker's Choice has used publicly available information to create a fake Elvis passport. He used the passport at the self check-in counter in Amsterdam's Schipol airport. How RFID Tags Could Be Used to Track Unsuspecting People http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000084 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A privacy activist argues that the devices pose new security risks to those who carry them, often unwittingly Faking passport RFID chips for $120 http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000082 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Forged passports may seem like the stuff of spy novels, but they have appeared in the real world, having been used by individuals who went on to take part in terrorist attacks. RFID passports can be cloned as well. New York State Issues RFID Driver's Licenses http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000083 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Starting Tuesday, New Yorkers will be able to buy new driver's licenses containing a radio chip. Court blocks MIT students from showing subway hack http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000081 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Researchers break the feeble security on Boston's CharlieCard. Courts prevent them from publishing their research because it is so easy to exploit. Road Tolls Hacked http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000079 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A researcher claims that toll transponders can be cloned, allowing drivers to pass for free. Problem Surfaces With CharlieCard Security http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000080 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Researchers Say Cards Can Be Hacked, Counterfeited Is the MiFare Classic RFID system blown? http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000078 Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 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 http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000077 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 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 http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000076 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 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. Skimming RFID Illegal in Washington http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000075 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A new RFID skimming law is passed in Washington. Anyone caught scanning a person remotely "without his or her knowledge and consent, for the purpose of fraud, identity theft, or some other illegal purpose" will be charged with a Class C felony. BoingBong shows card skimming for $8 http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000074 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 A video from BoingBoing TV demonstrates skimming of data from a regular American Express RFID card. Bank turns London man into RFID-enabled guinea pig http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000073 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 The Halifax bank is enrolling unsuspecting customers in trials of a new generation of RFID-enabled bank cards, and trying to keep them in the program even if they have misgivings about the wave and pay technology. Canada's First Enhanced Driver's Licence Launched in B.C. http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000072 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 If you are a Canadian living in British Columbia and would like a driver's license containing an RFID chip, you can now get one. Dutch Public Transit Card Broken http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000071 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 The Dutch public transit card has been broken before it was even deployed. Mexico to Microchip Central American Migrants http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000070 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 As an omen of things to come, in March the National Immigration Institute of Mexico will demand Central Americans workers and visitors carry ID cards with electronic chips. Are Microchip Tags Safe? http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000069 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 The AP cited three studies published between 1996 and 2006 that "found that lab mice and rats injected with microchips sometimes developed subcutaneous sarcomas — malignant tumors, most of them encasing the implants. Gov ID: RFID vs. smartcards http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000068 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 The federal government plans to improve the security of user IDs, such as driving licenses. Bob Artner of TechRepublic looks at the competing technologies and the concerns of civil libertarians. Drill the RFID out of Your Credit Card http://www.rfid-shield.com/newsItem.php?id=0000000067 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Not convinced that shielding will work? Go all out and physically destroy the RFID chip in your credit card.