Reply #28: Good question about the passport being invalidated if there is a burn mark [View All]

[Pachamama]

I know that when I've "read" the various text in my passport, there is language (legalese) that makes reference to its "mutilation" invalidating it etc. I wonder if the "burn mark" from a microwave is caused from the metallic in the microwave "cooking" or if there could be some way to in-activate an RFID w/ out the "burn mark".

Meanwhile, today as I crossed over the Golden Gate Bridge and pulled out my "FastTrak" device for paying the toll on the bridge, I wondered if the static shield bag that its stored in could be used to store the passport in and thus keep the RFID chip from being "read"....

Any one know that detail? Should we all be getting the static shield bags? :shrug: