Sorry to be so paranoid, but-- Doesn't the presence of a passport RFID show that you are a U.S. citizen to anybody who has the right equipment and who is looking for U.S. citizens with purposes in mind that don't bode well for said citizens? I would imagine that equipment to detect the passport RFID's can't be that hard to buy, steal, or modify from similar equipment already in use. It's a long shot that a Bad Guy would use this modality to pick out somebody to kill or kidnap, but I'm not sure it can be ruled out completely. Perhaps others on the list can weigh in on this, if it is a potential hazard.
That having been said, I'm not sure what use the U.S. Government is going to make of the RFID's, and whether there would be any consequences if you showed up at an embassy or a consulate with an RFID that was MIA. (I have relatives who travel abroad, but they have older passports without RFID's, so I'm not worried about them in this respect.) --Constance Warner -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric S. Sande Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:24 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Passport RFID Sorry if this has been covered before, but I just got one. Is there anything in a passport RFID chip that I should be concerned with, other than that some people have recommended microwaving it to destroy the chip? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
