U.S. to issue RFID passports in August despite all the warnings

U.S. to issue RFID passports in August despite all the warnings
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U.S. to issue RFID passports in August despite all the warnings tedrichardson9925 07-17-2006
Posted by on July 17, 2006, 10:02 am
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The U.S. will begin issuing passports with RFID chips in August.
Security experts fear these can be read from afar by criminals and the
like. Here is information on why this technology "touted" as security
might not be a good idea:

http://fraudwar.blogspot.com/2006/07/us-to-issue-rfid-passports-despite.html


Posted by Notan on July 17, 2006, 1:45 pm
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tedrichardson9925@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
> The U.S. will begin issuing passports with RFID chips in August.
> Security experts fear these can be read from afar by criminals and the
> like. Here is information on why this technology "touted" as security
> might not be a good idea:

Once again, Teddy, it's *your* opinion.

Do you *not* know the difference between fact and opinion?

Notan

Posted by Sebastian Gottschalk on July 17, 2006, 2:47 pm
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Notan wrote:
> tedrichardson9925@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>> The U.S. will begin issuing passports with RFID chips in August.
>> Security experts fear these can be read from afar by criminals and the
>> like. Here is information on why this technology "touted" as security
>> might not be a good idea:
>
> Once again, Teddy, it's *your* opinion.
>
> Do you *not* know the difference between fact and opinion?

I guess his opinion accurately represents the facts.

Posted by Unruh on July 17, 2006, 4:50 pm
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>Notan wrote:
>> tedrichardson9925@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>> The U.S. will begin issuing passports with RFID chips in August.
>>> Security experts fear these can be read from afar by criminals and the
>>> like. Here is information on why this technology "touted" as security
>>> might not be a good idea:
>>
>> Once again, Teddy, it's *your* opinion.
>>
>> Do you *not* know the difference between fact and opinion?

It sounds like the first two sentences are fact. The last is opinion. Seems
clear to me, unless Notan claims either that the US passports will not user
RFID chips, or that no Security experts fear reading from afar.

>I guess his opinion accurately represents the facts.

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