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cascadiance

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5. Get a lead case for your passport...

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 11:50 AM

Jul 2013

If you got a passport in recent years, you probably have an RFID chip. And for terrorists, it is said that now they can scan for their "body count" of Americans to maximize their kill count if they match a lot of Americans near by overseas. Supposedly a lead case might help prevent this from happening.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/072910-black-hat-rfid-passports.html

A place to get cases...

http://www.idstronghold.com/

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Mythbusters banned from talking about RFID chip by Visa and Mastercard, etc. [View all] 1monster Jul 2013 OP

corporations run the world. nt abelenkpe Jul 2013 #1

DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER!! cliffordu Jul 2013 #8

They actually can pad their bottom line with it, and they are killing us all. PoliticalPothead Jul 2013 #22

oh They_Live Jul 2013 #30

Yup PoliticalPothead Jul 2013 #34

In this case, more specifically, big corporations can bully smaller ones. n/t Orsino Jul 2013 #19

How hackable and scanable are they? Very. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #2

Can't watch the video right now. Question: Banned by whom? Iggo Jul 2013 #3

The Discovery Channel backed down after receiving a conference call from the legal counsel from AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #4

Thank you. Iggo Jul 2013 #11

Get a lead case for your passport... cascadiance Jul 2013 #5

Lead not needed RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #7

Yep, tin foil. Answer to 87.2 % percent of the problem cliffordu Jul 2013 #9

Heh. In NY, an "enhanced driver license" comes with its own foil envelope. eggplant Jul 2013 #14

Mythbusters has a lot of things banned RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #10

PLEASE TELL!! SkyDaddy7 Jul 2013 #25

I'll have to post them when I see them RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #32

RFID safe wallets in different styles are available at Magellan's Hekate Jul 2013 #17

do other aluminum cc cases work as well? mine's not from magellan. eom ellenfl Jul 2013 #20

Probably. I like mine because they are lightweight... Hekate Jul 2013 #24

and public libraries? Maybe? longship Jul 2013 #6

Just wrap your wallet in SCVDem Jul 2013 #12

What is Blur? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #28

Hidden ingredient names SCVDem Jul 2013 #29

Thank you for that context...makes sense now. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #31

How is that even possible.... grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #13

Mythbusters Blocked From Revealing RFID Myths [Update: September 3, 2008] struggle4progress Jul 2013 #15

That only makes it weirder. blackspade Jul 2013 #18

For Later reading tnlurker Jul 2013 #16

Aluminum wallets are cheaper than dirt on Amazon Warpy Jul 2013 #21

If you're wondering why libertarians & Paulbots like Snowden are dangerous - this is the reason. baldguy Jul 2013 #23

Serves them right! jonthebru Jul 2013 #26

yeah well mythbusters aint exactly the best sources of info. boomer55 Jul 2013 #27

+1! n.t. RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #33

Consumer Reports weighs in bluedeathray Jul 2013 #35

Popular Mechanics tips to help prevent RFID theft bluedeathray Jul 2013 #36