Airline Tests RFID on the Fly

Wired reports that United Airlines pilots and crew are the flying guinea pigs in a test of controversial new passports equipped with remotely readable chips.

"Approximately 300 United employees stationed on international flights received the new passports in mid-June as part of a three-month, three-country test of IDs equipped with RFID chips. The chips can be read at a distance at border crossings by special readers installed for the trial."

emily | 12:23 PM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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