Passport security
Why am I writing about passports on a tech site? Because they are now being made with RFID chips inside. Turns out my passport will expire in the coming months and while I was researching what is needed to renew mine, I also heard a great tip while listening to Security Now! with Steve Gibson. He mentioned in a recent episode that passports are now being made with RFID chips and that this creates a possible security threat. All it would take is for someone to get close enough to you / your passport and with a quick swipe of an RFID reader they would have your information. They immediately know if you are U.S. citizen or not. I don’t want to imagine the possibilities the criminals may come up with to use my information while I’m traveling so I am going to pick up a RFID Blocking Passport Billfold from ThinkGeek.com as soon as they’re back in stock.
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