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Subject: Re: [TSCM-L] {3249} new passport 'card'
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....and, it will be clonable.
And hackable.
Heck, it probably already is.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2229073/researcher-hack-border
Also some more RFID-related news.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080807-faking-passport-rfid-chips-fo=
r-120.html
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/03/german-hackers-clone-rfid-e-passports/
....and there are more. WAY more.
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Its from Onion wrote:
> Now, mind you the new 'card's' RFID chips contains no 'personal' data. N=
ot now anyway.=20
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> And we all trust the government, right? "Have your papers, sir"
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> _________________________________________________________________________=
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> THE U.S. PASSPORT CARD IS NOW IN PRODUCTION!
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> We began production of the U.S. Passport Card on July 14, 2008. To date,=
we have issued over 700,000 U.S. Passport Cards. Applications for the U.S.=
Passport Card are being processed in approximately 3 weeks from the time o=
f application.
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> The wallet-size passport card is convenient and less expensive than the p=
assport book. However, the U.S. Passport Card cannot be used for internatio=
nal air travel. This new travel document can be used to enter the United St=
ates from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossin=
gs or sea ports-of-entry.=20
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> Note: A current or previous passport book holder, who is eligible to use =
Form DS-82<
http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds82/ds82_843.html> , may=
apply for a passport card as a renewal by mail<
http://travel.state.gov/pas=
sport/get/renew/renew_833.html>. First time applicants<
http://travel.state=
.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html> for a U.S. Passport, and those not =
eligible to use Form DS-82, must apply for a passport card in person using =
Form DS-11<
http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html>.=20
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> The card has the same period of validity as the U.S. Passport Book: 10 ye=
ars for an adult and 5 years for minors under age 16. The card costs $45 fo=
r a first-time adult passport applicant and $35 for all minor applicants un=
der age 16, regardless of whether they are previous passport book or card h=
olders. Adults who already have a fully valid passport book may apply for t=
he card as a passport renewal by mail<
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/=
renew/renew_833.html> and pay only $20.=20
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> To facilitate the frequent travel of U.S. citizens living in border commu=
nities and to meet DHS's operational needs at land borders, the passport ca=
rd contains a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. Thi=
s chip points to a stored record in secure government databases. There is n=
o personal information written to the RFID chip itself.
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> With RFID technology, Customs and Border Protection inspectors will be ab=
le to access photographs and other biographical information stored in secur=
e government databases before the traveler reaches the inspection station.=
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> The passport card uses state-of-the-art security features to prevent agai=
nst the possibility of counterfeiting and forgery. In addition, a protectiv=
e sleeve is provided with each passport card to protect against unauthorize=
d reading or tracking of the card when it is not in use.=20
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