On Sep 4, 2009, at 4:24 PM, Matt Crawford wrote:
". . . federal agents at the conference got a scare on Friday when
they were told they might have been caught in the sights of an RFID
reader.
The reader, connected to a web camera, sniffed data from RFID-
enabled ID cards and other documents carried by attendees in
pockets and backpacks as they passed a table where the equipment
was stationed in full view...."
I told them so...
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/piv/documents/FIPS201-Public-Comments/Fermilab-Computer-Security.pdf
Remember: Before it's actually happened, any discussion is just
reckless speculation, rumor-mongering, or worse.
After it's actually happened, it's either (a) not a real issue; (b) a
major new attack that could not have been foreseen but that will be
dealt with immediately by top people. Top people.
-- Jerry
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