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Old Jan 26, 2015 | 3:02 am
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Originally Posted by N1120A
There is an RFID blocking case by Swiss Gear selling for 8 bucks on Amazon Prime.

My impression has been that the chip is in the front, not back, cover.
The chip symbol is on the front, but the RFID chip is in the back for US passports; however, it's location will be moving, likely into a layered biocarbonate biodata page, once we start getting the new passports next year at some point.
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