Re: U.S. National Identity Card (RFID) Coming in 2008

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"Anthony Matonak" <anthonym40@nothing.like.comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> Newsgroup wrote:
>> Here's the basics of what I learned:
>>
>> RFID is simply a number or ID on a card.  This ID number can be read by 
>> an RFID reader.  The ID in itself means absolutely nothing.  That ID 
>> linked to a database means everything.  As long as the security of the 
>> database is good and the ID is not a combination of identifiable 
>> information, then RFID is not a security risk.
>
> The RFID passports will contain identifiable information such as
> your name, birth date and your photo in digital form. This information
> will be encrypted but someone can record the encrypted information
> in less than a second and then take all the time they need to break
> the code later.
>
> One would imagine that drivers licenses would operate in the same
> manner if they had RFID. The magnetic stripe already contains all
> (or nearly all) the information on the drivers license in digital
> form so I don't see why they wouldn't do the same with RFID.

so, is there any way to deactivate the strip on the dl?  i know putting
a cc on a magnet wrecks it.   would it be the same for a dl?

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