Privacy advocates fret over electronic passports

Privacy advocates fret over electronic passports
Ellen Simon, The Associated Press 2004-11-21

The United States hasn't issued any microchip-equipped passports yet, but as the Department of State tests different prototypes, the international standards for the passports are under fire from privacy advocates who worry the technology won't protect travelers from identity thieves.

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Privacy advocates fret over electronic passports 2004-11-22
Roger

Schneier had some interesting comments on this in his latest CryptoGram. His one line summary "quite simply, it's a bad idea".

Quite apart from identity theft, some of the criminal abuses which will find this to be a handy "enabler technology" include muggers hanging around near airports or hotel...

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Privacy advocates fret over electronic passports 2004-11-23
Tommy Ward

So, 3 out of 4 of the companies that may be producing U.S. passports are foreign. That doesn't seem too bright....

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