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slaveplanet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 02:59 AM Original message |
US begins switch to RFID passports |
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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. Despite the fact that US public doesn't support this. nm |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. This is very creepy....My current Passport expires in 2007.... |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. so does mine - I was |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Great idea! Instead of waiting, get my 10 year passport now w/out a RFID |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 05:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. If we apply for one now, will they "delay" getting it until December? |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. RFID is hackable. What will the State Department do then? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I'm more concerned that it signals you are an American from |
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funflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. I don't get it. Is this to prevent counterfeiting of passports? Doesn't |
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cassiepriam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Next they implant the chips in our backsides. |
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rkc3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 04:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
56. Maybe that will be the mark of the beast the fundies worry so much about. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. This bothers me on so many levels... |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
8. wow, now i'm just like my cat. |
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dxdem (246 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
9. 'Bout time |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. Poll here - RFID Journal |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. I just finished this book and find the above review |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
11. What a crock! The supposed 9/11 hijackers got |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
55. it couldn't have been that much of a fast track process |
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freepotter (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
12. Tamper proof? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Oh crap, I left my passport in the microwave |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 05:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. exactly! "my passport was pummeled with a ball point hammer..." |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. yup, good strong magnet |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 06:40 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. A magnet won't do it |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 08:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
43. No, magnets won't affect them. Microwave ovens, on the other hand... (NT) |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. Damn. |
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400Years (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
14. this should be proof enough that we don't live in a democracy |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
15. OK, I am not a religous nut |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. I hope they don't get mad |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Serious - does the Microwave do it? Does the Microwave survive? |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 01:23 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I just finished this book |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 01:32 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Good question about the passport being invalidated if there is a burn mark |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 10:45 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. That's a good idea |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. Is this retroactive? I just got mine. n/t |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. Glad my new one came this week. Whew! I'm good for another 10 years. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. Looks like I have to sneak into Canada across the Minnesota border. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
24. How much is this going to cost us now? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. Who cares what the US public supports? |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
29. Think of the positives. |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I hope you are joking |
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RPM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
30. can i microwave it |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 12:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. flashed on speech from Macbeth "Out, damned spot!" n/t |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
33. it's only fair, actually |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 12:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Please |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I know the technology that is going into the passports |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-30-05 04:35 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I am scared shitless |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 03:05 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. when's the last time |
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jbond56 (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 03:53 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. i think you are missing the point. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. you can choose whether or not to have a passport |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Your passport is just one of millions of things |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 02:04 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. all of this is completely irrelevant to the subject at hand |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Sorry, dude |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 03:39 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. my involvement is tangential, and I have no financial interest |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 08:22 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. I'm not playing fast and loose with the facts |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-05 01:40 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. did you happen to notice |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-05 04:36 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. How thick does the shield need to be? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. it's built into the passport, into the lining |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. "Obfuscate" |
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
45. 1% of Americans support it. Who? The RFID industry and spooks. |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
46. Mine expires late 2006 |
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ZigSteenine (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. SpeedPass and RFID |
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bunnywhiskers (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
51. RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When You Try to Microwave Them |
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DrZeeLit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
53. I just got a new one in July 05. Airlines want "scannable" but that is |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-05 04:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. it says "all passports" by december 2006 |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-05 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
59. I'm trying to get one now under the wire without this RFID... |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. My husband's new one is due here any day--I will post when it comes. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-04-05 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
64. So what's THEIR explaination for doing this? |
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