Anonymoose Report This Comment Date: March 14, 2006 08:59AM
The US has begun issuing passports that contain biometric information stored on
remotely readable microchips, in spite of lingering security and privacy
concerns. Supporters of the new passports say they enhance border security,
reduce the possibility of identity fraud and impose minimal burdens on
travellers – all goals the US has been working towards since the September 11
attacks. (...)
Last month, security concerns about the new passports arose anew after a Dutch
television programme detailed how, in July 2005, the Dutch security laboratory
Riscure successfully penetrated the encryption scheme planned for use in
forthcoming Dutch electronic passports.