US Passports are Getting Wired


US to launch RFID passports on Monday - Engadget

RFID Passports on the way, wow. So either they developed a hack-proof method or this is only one more way to increase the security concerns from the current system. At least they wont cost the public all that much more. Like most government mandate “upgrades”, I assumed we’d be paying $150 now compared the the $97 currently to offset the Billions capitol hill doesn’t have in order to get this system in place.

PassportDespite the various privacy concerns that have been repeatedly raised in regards to e-passports, the US is going ahead with their plans to launch the system this Monday. Not all newly-issued passports will be RFID-enabled, since mass production has been held up by the ongoing legal dispute over the technology. The first passports to be issued will be those produced during the pilot run of the project, but the full roll-out should be completed in about a year. Including the extra $12 security surcharge slapped onto passports last year, the new and “improved” models will cost $97, the same as they do currently. If you’re overly concerned about the security implications or potential apocalypse causation, you might want to nab a passport now, since traditional passports will be valid until their listed expiration date.

Ehh, at least mine is good ’till 2013. I figure that’s ample time for them to have rolled out a different system by then. Not to mention I’ll be 32 and I’ll still look 19 in my picture. I guess that’s better then being 25 and looking 16 on my drivers license.


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