RFID identity protection for GE cards?
Nov 1, 2012, 9:31 am
#1
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RFID identity protection for GE cards?
Had to chuckle when I received my GE card in the mail with instructions for activating it and the suggestion that I keep it in the metallic sleeve provided in order to protect any sensitive ID information from being accidentally shared.
Is this the same kind of RFID that is in my US passport? The same one that the government tells us does not need to be protected? Oh well, I use a protective case for my passport anyway even if I do have to remove it for CBP as I pass through immigration.
Is this the same kind of RFID that is in my US passport? The same one that the government tells us does not need to be protected? Oh well, I use a protective case for my passport anyway even if I do have to remove it for CBP as I pass through immigration.
Nov 1, 2012, 5:44 pm
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I too keep my sensitive rf chips in protective sleeves just incase. Though my SO thought I should also get one for my head (i.e. a tin hat).
Last edited by FlyingUnderTheRadar; Nov 2, 2012 at 7:59 am
Nov 5, 2012, 8:08 am
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No, the RFID provides all of the information that's on the first page of the passport (name, DOB, etc., digitized photo).
Nov 5, 2012, 8:12 am
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http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt...card_3926.html
Passports embed data from the passport in the chip:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2788.html
Nov 8, 2012, 9:24 pm
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Had to chuckle when I received my GE card in the mail with instructions for activating it and the suggestion that I keep it in the metallic sleeve provided in order to protect any sensitive ID information from being accidentally shared.
Is this the same kind of RFID that is in my US passport? The same one that the government tells us does not need to be protected? Oh well, I use a protective case for my passport anyway even if I do have to remove it for CBP as I pass through immigration.
Is this the same kind of RFID that is in my US passport? The same one that the government tells us does not need to be protected? Oh well, I use a protective case for my passport anyway even if I do have to remove it for CBP as I pass through immigration.