November 29, 2004
ACLU Warns Americans of RFID Passports
The American Civil Liberties Union is claiming that the Bush administration ignored security and privacy warnings by experts when it decided to promote new passports that implement RFID technology. The ACLU is warning Americans that the new passports could make individuals susceptible to identity theft.
According to RCR Wireless News:
The ACLU said U.S. passports, which are currently being bid out for contracts and will contain a face-recognition biometric as well as the RFID chips, are being designed in accordance with a standard developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization. During the process of developing that standard the Bush administration successfully fought a battle to spurn security protections for these passports despite the warnings of security experts and the objections of other governments, according to the ACLU.
"It is shocking that the American government fought against basic security and privacy protections such as encryption for these wide-open passports," said Laura W. Murphy, director of the ACLU's office here.
Read more: ACLU says RFID in passports leaves Americans vulnerable
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