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Nesgroup address: rec.travel.europe - Date & Time for the message: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:41:05 -0700
/ Author of the message: Tamzen Cannoy |
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Re: US Passports RFID chips a security problem
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In article <3nbpbhFo44eU1@individual.net>, "tim \(moved to sweden\)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > AIUI these devices are passive. That is, they have no power source. > The range of the wireless protocol is irrelevent if the device isn't > powered. > They get their power from the RF transmitted by the reader and this > requires the device to be very close to work. There really isn't any chance > of someone zapping you with a reader from 20 (or even 2) metres away > that transmits enough RF to turn the device on, without it frying every > human in the locality first. > > I suppose that there is a problem of someone 'listening' in to the signal > from the device once it is turned on by the real reader, but this can easily > be countered by performing this action in a metal screened area. > > What is all this paranoia? > > tim At DefCon they were reading RFIDs from 69ft away. And that was with all |
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