Wireless passport to broadcast your identity
No one likes waiting in line to cross border checkpoints, but will new wireless passports keep your identity safe? The federal government is trying to reduce the amount of time it takes to cross the border at sea and land checkpoints.
By using the wireless passports, travelers will be able to verify their identity while still in line and can then be waved through. The wireless passports will be available soon, and can be read wirelessly from up to 20 feet away, according to the Washington Post.
There will be two versions of the card, one for under $50 and the other will be just under $100. The cheaper model will broadcast wireless information twenty times farther, making it easier for hackers to pick up your information from a distance than the more expensive version.
