RFID US Passports
Mar 27, 2008 | 11:13 pm
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Yes -- almost certainly. I think you're about a year late.
Mar 28, 2008 | 6:40 am
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You can make an RFID passport a non-RFID passport with some carefully placed hammer blows -- the chip is right under the icon on the cover. Don't put it in the microwave as arcing will leave evidence of tampering.
Or, you can, as I did, get a passport cover like this one.
Or, you can, as I did, get a passport cover like this one.
Mar 28, 2008 | 8:56 am
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I recommend a rubber mallet over a plain hammer. Or at least a towel to buffer the hammerhead's contact with the document. No need to leave telltale dents in the passport cover. @:-)