Wireless Pickpocketing: Portmanteau Answer

Ian G Batten ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Tue, 15 May 2007 15:26:03 +0900 (JST)


On Mon, May 14, 2007 8:58 pm, Roland Perry said:

> Already suggested by many as a 'solution' to USA rfid-equipped
> passports. Interestingly, I have seen several notices at passport
> control offices around Europe saying that people should "remove
> passports from wallets" before presenting them to staff.

Probably because they get in the way of swiping the edge with the
information on it through a reader rather than anything RFID-y.

ian