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Malaysia all set to introduce RFID visas for foreigners

Bhagaban — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:49:01 +0000

The Immigration Department of Malaysia has moved up with its proposal to introduce RFID-enabled visas for the foreigner as a step towards identifying fake visa holders and the time period of the visa in passports. The RFID-enabled visas...

RFID passport hacked

Bhagaban — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:25:47 +0000

It is a big blow to the policy makers all over the world who are planning to introduce RFID technology in government documents such as ID card, driving license and credit cards to prevent document forgery. Germany-based RFID expert, Lukas...

RFID tags coming to driver's license

Bhagaban — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:57:05 +0000

It’s an alternative to RFID passport system, which has raised a furious debate throughout the USA. The primary aim of RFID-enabled driving license is to ensure security at our border areas without obstructing trade and tourism, the Washington...

US state Department wants more time for RFID Passports

Bhagaban — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:07:10 +0000

It seems that the state government of USA is now more serious on its RFID passports than before. In the backdrop of mounting pressure for the RFID passports, the government has decided to increase the deadline for public comments on the...

Flaws in British RFID Passports exposed!

Bhagaban — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:35:29 +0000

It seems that RFID passports have not come up to the standards. Few months back, the researchers hacked American RFID passports. Now, Britain is also facing same kind of problem with its RFID-enabled passports. As known earlier, the UK government...

Countries start issuing e-Passports with RFID chips

Bhagaban — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:59:46 +0000

Even though, the debate regarding security of RFID technology is more vibrant in USA, the countries, which have good diplomatic relations with USA have agreed to issue the RFID-enabled e-passports to their citizens, confirms the Department of...

Should the RFID-enabled Passports be introduced in the USA?

Bhagaban — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:49:07 +0000

US State Department’s RFID Passport idea has created furious debate in the streets of America. The security experts are agog with the policy makers regarding the introduction of RFID passports. Initially, the State Department was reluctant...

Paraben's mesh bags to prevent thieves accessing RFID passports

Bhagaban — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:28:56 +0000

Here is good news for the US policy makers who are facing sharp criticism from the security experts because of the RFID passport idea. The reason as the experts claim is that the RFID passports possess security threat. However, the Orem...

US passports to carry Infineon chips

Bhagaban — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:36:54 +0000

The US government has awarded a contract to German chip maker Infineon to supply millions of chips for US passports. The announcement has come just two weeks after the Black Hat Conference where the security experts warned the security threats...