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1. Law enforcement officials concerned about Passport Card vulnerabilities

   (Security/Security Features)

   Friday, 16 May 2008

     Former law enforcement officials are concerned about the insecurity of the upcoming Passport Card or PASS card issued by the US Department of State.  The plastic card with embedded RFID-chip ...

2. First Look: Paraben's anti-RFID Passport StrongHold bag

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Thursday, 24 August 2006

   Yesterday we reported on Paraben's RFID-blocking StrongHold bag which claims to block unwanted RFID signals from reaching the newer US passports. Paraben has since sent us a few bags for further testing. ...

3. New passport holder claims to block unwanted RFID signals

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 23 August 2006

   An Orem Utah-based forensics company is now selling metal mesh bags that it claims will stop identity thieves from accessing the newer US E-Passports. Paraben Corporation, known for their mobile phone ...

4. Infineon supplies RFID chips for US passports

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Monday, 21 August 2006

   Infineon is the first company to announce a major contract to supply RFID chips that will be integrated in US passports. The chips will carry digital copies of the citizen's picture as well as the printed ...

5. Hackers clone radio-chip passports

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Tuesday, 08 August 2006

     Passports and other ID cards incorporating radio chips can be remotely spied on, jammed and even copied, computer experts revealed at a major conference that ended on Sunday. Passports and other ...

6. Blackhat 2006: Macbook hacked in a few seconds

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Thursday, 03 August 2006

   ... Blackhat 2006: Explosive risks in RFID-enabled passports? Las Vegas braces for computer security gurus  ...

7. Blackhat 2006: Explosive risks in RFID-enabled passports?

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 02 August 2006

   Security experts speaking today at Blackhat 2006 warned about potential vulnerabilities in RFID passports. Criminals can identify very specific passports from several meters away - which creates a whole ...

8. "Faraday caged apparel" - RFID-blocking wallets introduced

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 15 March 2006

   A small company has started selling RFID-blocking wallets and passport cases that promise to block unauthorized scans against RFID cards and passports. A small company has started selling RFID-blocking ...

9. RFID passports coming in two months

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 26 October 2005

     This December, the State Department will start issuing RFID-tagged passports. The embedded tags will contain the person's name, nationality, sex, birth date, place of birth, issuing office and a ...

10. RFID cards get spin treatment

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 31 March 2005

      Conspiracy theorists and civil libertarians, fear not. Conspiracy theorists and civil libertarians, fear not. The U.S. government will not use radio-frequency identification tags in the passports ...