Wednesday, October 7, 2009

CHIPS IN OFFICIAL IDS RAISE PRIVACY FEARS (AP)



In this April 10, 2009. photo, Chris Paget, a self-described 'ethical hacker,' sits in the back of his car with electronic equipment seeking information from imbedded radio frequency identification, or RFID chips as people pass him along the Embarcadero in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.




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