Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology in ID Cards Raises Privacy, Security Questions
The Associated Pressreports on the privacy and security problems that can come from embedding use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology (which transmits data wirelessly from a chip or tag to a reader) into identification cards. The Associated Pressdiscusses the video made by Chris Paget, a hacker who was able to remotely scan, gather ID information, and clone “passport cards” and “enhanced driver’s licenses.”Paget used cheap, off-the-shelf technology, “a Matrics antenna and a Motorola