Disabling the RFID in the New U.S. Passports 294
slashchuck writes "Along with the usual Jargonwatch and Wired/Tired articles, the January issue of Wired offers a drastic method for taking care of that RFID chip in your passport. They say it's legal ... if a bit blunt. From the article: 'The best approach? Hammer time. Hitting the chip with a blunt, hard object should disable it. A nonworking RFID doesn't invalidate the passport, so you can still use it.' "
ObSneakers (Score:5, Funny)
Bishop: Anybody remember how to defeat an electronic keypad?
Mother: This might help. An old buddy of mine who was in Desert Storm sent it to me. 'Course, he was on the other side.
Bishop: Come on. There's got to be a way around these things.
(He listens intently to instructions via his earpiece.)
All right, all right... This might work... Yeah. Yeah... Right. Okay. I'll give it a shot.
(He kicks the door in.)
DMCA (Score:4, Funny)
Re:No Hurry (Score:2, Funny)
Ooops (Score:4, Funny)
Tags: dontaskquestions (Score:3, Funny)
Or how about in opposition of it? What do you think are the legal ramifications of such a move? Who is likely to be hurt by this scenario? Who am I? What am I doing posting on Slashdot? When is my question-mark key going to break under stress?
Re:Taking bets... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:ObSneakers (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Taking bets... (Score:3, Funny)
Probably not long. And then only the criminals will have hammers. That's why we should all join the National Hammer Association.
They can have my hammer when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Scrolling Name Badges (Score:3, Funny)
A cookie for the first hacker who connects a portable RFID reader to one of those uber-geek scrolling LED name badges and writes out, "Hi, $FIRST_NAME $LAST_NAME, pleased to meet you!" whenever someone with a passport walks up to you.
Re:Great idea! (Score:3, Funny)
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... sorry... just had to laugh... you owe me a new keyboard...
Re:Tinfoil Passport Cover? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:No Hurry (Score:3, Funny)
We ARE talking about the US government, aren't we?
Re:Taking bets... (Score:3, Funny)
or so I've heard..
Re:Great idea! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No Hurry (Score:1, Funny)