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Do RFID Feature on Passports Threaten Privacy

Civil Liberty and privacy advocates are concerned that RFID features on passports may threaten privacy of users. If the information transmitted by RFID technology associated with passports is communicated in the clear, i.e. without the application of encryption will that expose travelers with these passports to identity theft? That is the question being asked by consumer advocates to promote civil liberty and privacy rights.

YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE �, WorldNet Daily, October 21, 2004