August 16, 2006

Poland To Issue Smart Passports Soon

Poland is the latest country planning to use RFID to create ICAO-compliant smart passports for their citizens. The necessity for this comes from Poland becoming a member of the EU (European Union), which requires members adoption of ICAO-based passports by this month (Aug 2006). The new passports are expected to be passed out starting Q3 2006. [via Contactless News]

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