RFID fear.

Despite continued fears about identity theft, the State Department moves ahead with plans for RFID-based electronic passports The following is a list of passports: By country and territory

Australian passport
Austrian passport
Argentine passport
Armenian passport
Belarusian passport
Belgian passport
Belizean Passport
Brazilian passport
British passport

. Critics warn that the chips could be hacked Modified. Attacked. Having code altered. See hack and hacker. to reveal personal data. It is unclear exactly how the new passports will improve security at the borders.

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Title Annotation:	Balance Sheet
Author:	Taylor, Jeff A.
Publication:	Reason
Date:	Dec 1, 2006
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