Scary Technology

gvarsity · 12-14-2010, 07:24 PM

You can get more sophisticated readers that don't need to be as close. This may become a threat but the bigger threat right now is open bluetooth connections on smart phones. There are apps available that make it very easy for people to use bluetooth to steal sensitive data such as SSNs, credit card numbers, log ins and passwords etc....

One thing to beware of in nuking your passport is it can cause the RFID tag to ignite and invalidate your passport because that would visibly indicate tampering. I don't know if it still the case but I read a number of things about that when the first ones came out.

12-14-2010, 07:24 PM	#11
gvarsity still crazy Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 621 Trading: (15)	Re: Scary Technology You can get more sophisticated readers that don't need to be as close. This may become a threat but the bigger threat right now is open bluetooth connections on smart phones. There are apps available that make it very easy for people to use bluetooth to steal sensitive data such as SSNs, credit card numbers, log ins and passwords etc.... One thing to beware of in nuking your passport is it can cause the RFID tag to ignite and invalidate your passport because that would visibly indicate tampering. I don't know if it still the case but I read a number of things about that when the first ones came out.