Comments on: New RFID Passport

By: opello

opello — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:13:27 +0000

+1 for DIFRwear as well. I have one of their passport holders and seems to work great.

By: Stimp

Stimp — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:29:37 +0000

Wow that is very big. I bet they can read that from a mile away! I am returning to sf on Tuesday and hope you are in my line at customs!

By: Mez

Mez — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:49:25 +0000

Foil, may or may not work.

What WILL work, however, is a mini faraday pouch. Google for “faraday pouch” for multiple options.

I suggest the ones on etsy though;)

By: Byung Kyu Park

Byung Kyu Park — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:16:29 +0000

At least for the new U.S. passports, the passport cover acts as shielding when closed and the RFID chip is supposed to be unreadable when the passport is closed.

If something similar is the case for U.K. passports, would you need any additional shielding at all, except for something that might work when the passport is open (I doubt it)?

Oh, well. I am hoping that the design of the U.S. passport RFID chips is similar to the photos you have here. I might now have a better chance of breaking the RFID chip by hammering on the passport (so that there’s no visible external damage, as with microwaving, etc.).

By: Tiago Faria

Tiago Faria — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:50:00 +0000

+1 for the DIFRwear products.

By: Donald Allwright

Donald Allwright — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:02:12 +0000

I don’t know how effective aluminium foil is at shielding it given it’s hard to make an effective electrical connection between the layers, but it does have the major advantage that you can unwrap it very ostentatiously in front of as many people as possible, and it will be clear to many that there is an issue at stake. That’s a major missed opportunity in the items you can purchase to shield them.