> R.A. Hettinga wrote: > > > <http://worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41030> > > > An engineer and RFID expert with Intel claims there is > little danger of > > unauthorized people reading the new passports. Roy Want > told the newssite: > > "It is actually quite hard to read RFID at a distance," > saying a person's > > keys, bag and body interfere with the radio waves. > > Who was it that pointed out that radio waves don't > interfere, rather, receivers can't discriminate?
Absolutely. I'd add that while it's *currently* hard to read at a distance, passports typically have a lifetime of 10 years and I'd be very surprised if the technology wasn't significantly better five years out. William --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
