Comments on: New Irish Passports have RFID chip http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/ Civil, Legal and Human Rights in a Digital Age Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:40:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: keith http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/comment-page-1/#comment-35284 keith Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:30:14 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/#comment-35284 this is out of control, we're now entering into a one world government with rfid's in people... a cashless society, a complete lock down control grid which power will be consolidated like no other..... this is very dangerous... it's the real 1984 this is out of control, we’re now entering into a one world government with rfid’s in people… a cashless society, a complete lock down control grid which power will be consolidated like no other….. this is very dangerous… it’s the real 1984

]]> By: p dempsey http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/comment-page-1/#comment-7674 p dempsey Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:51:02 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/#comment-7674 I rushed to apply for a non-RFID passport before the 26th Ocotber deadline, but I have been informed by the passport office that they received, and started issuing, the RFID epassports last Monday 16th, and no other is now available to me. I quote Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern T.D. from a press release on the dfa.ie website as above. “I am confident that Ireland will meet the US deadline. I must emphasise that Irish passports, produced before the October deadline, will not be affected. Only those passports issued after the 26 th of October this year are covered by the new regulations." Having raised the breaching of this with the passport office they have promised to follow it up, although I can't imagine anything coming from it. The woman I spoke to was very helpful, and even listened to my views on the insecurity of the system, the lack of shielding such as the U.S. uses etc. Interesting to note that in the same press release the minister welcomes "the record increase in passport applications" - a 11.5% increase in the number of passports issued in Ireland in the first quarter of 2006. It will be interesting to see if this is a general trend, or relates to people trying to avoid epassports. Either way, I just wish I had been one of them. Ding! I rushed to apply for a non-RFID passport before the 26th Ocotber deadline, but I have been informed by the passport office that they received, and started issuing, the RFID epassports last Monday 16th, and no other is now available to me.

I quote Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern T.D. from a press release on the dfa.ie website as above. “I am confident that Ireland will meet the US deadline. I must emphasise that Irish passports, produced before the October deadline, will not be affected. Only those passports issued after the 26 th of October this year are covered by the new regulations.”

Having raised the breaching of this with the passport office they have promised to follow it up, although I can’t imagine anything coming from it. The woman I spoke to was very helpful, and even listened to my views on the insecurity of the system, the lack of shielding such as the U.S. uses etc.

Interesting to note that in the same press release the minister welcomes “the record increase in passport applications” – a 11.5% increase in the number of passports issued in Ireland in the first quarter of 2006. It will be interesting to see if this is a general trend, or relates to people trying to avoid epassports. Either way, I just wish I had been one of them.

Ding!

]]> By: Ronan http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/comment-page-1/#comment-7663 Ronan Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:20:14 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/#comment-7663 If you put the new passport in the microwave for a quick blast, you'll be safe from remote skimmers - unless Ahern insists you replace it. Anyone know if the Dept. will honor RFID passports that CAN'T be read? If you put the new passport in the microwave for a quick blast, you’ll be safe from remote skimmers – unless Ahern insists you replace it. Anyone know if the Dept. will honor RFID passports that CAN’T be read?

]]> By: Conor http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/comment-page-1/#comment-7656 Conor Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:26:54 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/#comment-7656 The Riscure slides are interesting, but I've spotted item of interest in their reasoning when appied to the Irish situation. They assume that the expiry date is within a 5 year window, giving 5 * 365 permutations. Given that the Irish ePassport was launched recently and that Irish passports are normally valid for 10 years, the search space for the expiry date is vastly reduced (to The Riscure slides are interesting, but I’ve spotted item of interest in their reasoning when appied to the Irish situation.

They assume that the expiry date is within a 5 year window, giving 5 * 365 permutations. Given that the Irish ePassport was launched recently and that Irish passports are normally valid for 10 years, the search space for the expiry date is vastly reduced (to

]]> By: adam http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/comment-page-1/#comment-7557 adam Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:26:55 +0000 http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/10/20/new-irish-passports-have-rfid-chip/#comment-7557 While skimming is a major concern, I seem to remember the larger concern in the US being that the data that can be skimmed isn't encrypted. Is the data on the Irish passports encrypted? While skimming is a major concern, I seem to remember the larger concern in the US being that the data that can be skimmed isn’t encrypted. Is the data on the Irish passports encrypted?

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