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Sorry to perpetuate this but by sheer coincidence I'm reading a technical
article about the electronic chip that will be embedded in the back page of
passports, .and the associated details
To summarize
The chip cannot be accessed unless the passport is open.
The electronic range is 4 inches maximum.
There are two electronic keys needed to access it - on is the access key and
the other is the encryption/decryption key since all data is encrypted.
Before the chip can be accessed, an optical reader has first to read some
bar codes printed inside the passport and from this data it can compute the
electronic passwords to access the chip.
The chip stores all the printed information normally in the passport
including the picture ID, visas, entry and exit records.
So no need for the tin foil.
Regards,
Andina Marie Foster,
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Rogers" <>
To: "Jeff Smith" <>;
<>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Passports and Alum Foil
> First of all, no problem. They will not get excited at the density of my
> cash. Second, you are supposed to wear aluminum in your hat. Everyone
knows
> that this is the only way to prevent Martian border security from reading
> your mind. However, once again, no problem in my case.
> Ron Rogers
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Smith" <>
>
>
> |I realize this has nothing to do with living aboard but...
> |
> | I assume that everyone is aware that the airports are all equipped with
> | technology that can "read" how much cash you are carrying. right?
> |
> | If you didn't know, well it's quite true.
> |
> | Those metalic strips sewn into paper money do more than reduce problems
> with
> | counterfit cash.
> |
> | They are also identifiers that allow border technology to count the cash
> you
> | are carrying.
> |
> | Nope. Not paranoid...it's the truth.
> |
> | If you are carrying substantial coin (10K or more) there will be
> questions.
> | Guaranteed.
>
>
>
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