American Passports to Get Chipped
Oct 21st 2004, 4:37 pm
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American Passports to Get Chipped
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,65412,00.html
"New U.S. passports will soon be read remotely at borders around the world, thanks to embedded chips that will broadcast on command an individual's name, address and digital photo to a computerized reader...."
Kind of a nice idea, but slightly worrying all the same ain't it, what with the potential for identity theft...
"New U.S. passports will soon be read remotely at borders around the world, thanks to embedded chips that will broadcast on command an individual's name, address and digital photo to a computerized reader...."
Kind of a nice idea, but slightly worrying all the same ain't it, what with the potential for identity theft...
Oct 21st 2004, 4:47 pm
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Re: American Passports to Get Chipped
Why do I need a passport to buy books?
Oct 22nd 2004, 8:40 am
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Re: American Passports to Get Chipped
Originally Posted by tinaflorida
Why do I need a passport to buy books?
