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Today, the government awarded huge contracts to General Dynamics and Unisys to produce radio ID tagged cards which will act as passports for ground and ship based transportation between the U.S., Canada and Mexico and the Caribbean. They can be read up to 30 feet away.
Remember that commercial, "The boxes know where they are"?
Well, it'll soon be, "The card knows who and where you are and so does the government."
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Government Awards Passport Card Deals
© 2008 The Associated Press
Jan. 15, 2008
WASHINGTON — The government has awarded contracts worth up to $99.3 million to General Dynamics Corp. and up to $62 million to Unisys Corp. to produce identification cards and reader technology.
Under a five-year State Department contract announced Tuesday, General Dynamics Information Technology will produce so-called passport cards, which will contain Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The cards will allow citizens to return to the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean by land or water.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5456241.html
Privacy Concerns Over 'Leaky' U.S. Passport Card
A proposed new RFID-enabled U.S. passport card poses serious security and privacy risks for users, the Centers for Democracy and Technology warns.
Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 6:00 PM PST
A proposed new RFID-enabled passport card intended for use by Americans frequently travelling to Canada, Mexico. Bermuda and the Caribbean poses serious security and privacy risks for users, the Centers for Democracy and Technology (CDT) warned this week.
Among the concerns are the potential for the card to be used for location tracking by government and private entities and the relative ease with which it can be manipulated for identity theft purposes, the CDT said.
READ MORE
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141199-c,privacy/article.html
Remember that commercial, "The boxes know where they are"?
Well, it'll soon be, "The card knows who and where you are and so does the government."
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Government Awards Passport Card Deals
© 2008 The Associated Press
Jan. 15, 2008
WASHINGTON — The government has awarded contracts worth up to $99.3 million to General Dynamics Corp. and up to $62 million to Unisys Corp. to produce identification cards and reader technology.
Under a five-year State Department contract announced Tuesday, General Dynamics Information Technology will produce so-called passport cards, which will contain Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The cards will allow citizens to return to the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean by land or water.
READ MORE
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5456241.html
Privacy Concerns Over 'Leaky' U.S. Passport Card
A proposed new RFID-enabled U.S. passport card poses serious security and privacy risks for users, the Centers for Democracy and Technology warns.
Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 6:00 PM PST
A proposed new RFID-enabled passport card intended for use by Americans frequently travelling to Canada, Mexico. Bermuda and the Caribbean poses serious security and privacy risks for users, the Centers for Democracy and Technology (CDT) warned this week.
Among the concerns are the potential for the card to be used for location tracking by government and private entities and the relative ease with which it can be manipulated for identity theft purposes, the CDT said.
READ MORE
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141199-c,privacy/article.html
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