Here comes a new push for a national ID

[puppetmaster]

CNN front page...passports easy to get I guess......


http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/14/passport.security/index.html

 

[donnay]

CNN front page...passports easy to get I guess......


http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/14/passport.security/index.html

But what they keep on forgetting to report is that the new passports have RFID's in them and they are easily hacked:

British RFID Passports Easily Hacked

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2006/11/british-rfid-passports-easily-hacked

It is up to the individual to guard his privacy. Government has proven time and time again how inept they are-- why would we trust them or their corporate handlers to guard our privacy and safety?

 

[ItsTime]

Didnt myth busters try to do a ep on RFID's? But were told not to?

 

[DJ24966]

^^ Yes they did

 

[speciallyblend]

running gov ads on tv now to , i saw one this morning. they tell you it is so you can travel faster with it

suckers

 

[A. Havnes]

Didnt myth busters try to do a ep on RFID's? But were told not to?

Afraid they might debunk something, maybe?

 

[humanic]

Didnt myth busters try to do a ep on RFID's? But were told not to?

Yes...

Mythbusters RFID hacking episode canned by credit card company lawyers
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/mythbusters-rfid-hacking-episode-canned-by-credit-card-company-l/

But then he said he "got some of his facts wrong"...

'MythBusters' co-host backpedals on RFID kerfuffle
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10031601-52.html

So, was he really wrong originally or did someone chew him out and make him recant? You decide.