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RFID passports arrive for Americans

August 14, 2006 State Department to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports despite lingering security, privacy concerns. TAGS: RFID, passport, e-passport, smart card, agency, RFID chip, digital signature, researcher, document, Las Vegas, U.S., security, radio, photograph, laptop computer

RFID passports take off

October 26, 2006 Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the U.S. to issue passports with radio tags are doing so. TAGS: passport, e-passport, RFID, visa, Visa International, RFID chip, holder, U.S., digital photograph, radio, security, photograph

Biometric passports reach 2.5 million in U.K.

October 5, 2006 British agency has switched all production over to new style of passport, beating the U.S. visa waiver deadline. TAGS: passport, e-passport, U.K., production, agency, U.S.

Researchers: E-passports pose security risk

August 5, 2006 New passports and ID cards with RFID are surprisingly easy to clone, researchers at Black Hat and Defcon say. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, passport, e-passport, researcher, Black Hat, Defcon, RFID chip, smart card, security risk, security, conference, radio, card, U.S., video

Singapore unveils biometric passport

April 1, 2006 The BioPass will be issued to government officials and airline crews, and will eventually replace traditional passports. TAGS: e-passport, passport, Singapore, ICA Corp., laser, government, U.S., security

Interpol chief wants databases to track criminals

July 12, 2007 Interpol's secretary general tells CNET News.com that his agency should be a central hub for tracking international travelers and compiling fingerprints from criminal suspects. TAGS: passport, airline, criminal, terrorist, agency, flight, nation, database, U.S., agent

Do we need a national ID card?

May 23, 2006 There's something wrong when data brokers know more about you than the cops know about felons, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says. TAGS: ID card, driver's license, felon, passport, U.K., citizen, mean, database, U.S., security

Renamed Philips Semi lands U.S. passport deal

August 31, 2006 Once a semiconductor company, always a semiconductor company--but now it's known as NXP. TAGS: semiconductor company, Philips Electronics N.V., semiconductor, e-passport, passport, van, U.S.
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