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New U.S. passport cards offer travelers a choice (— a radio frequency identity chip —)
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Posted on 08/19/2008 8:16:36 PM PDT by Orange1998
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The brand new document which looks similar to a drivers license
Could this be a test run for National ID.
To: Orange1998
Well now, the passport I have now will never be renewed.
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:22:11 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Show me your precious darlings, and I will crush them all)
To: Orange1998
Yup. I travel abroad by air, stamps and all, so I'm using an old-fashioned paper passport.
I just had pages added to mine, because the visa pages were filling up fast, and I LIKE the pages they added! Instead of the old boring blue state seals pages, every page (or pair) is a bit of Americana -- old paintings or photos mostly from the West, with quotes from famous Americans at the top -- even including Reagan!
Foreign officers might or might not like it, but I do!
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:23:49 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Impeach Obama |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: wastedyears
Well now, the passport I have now will never be renewed. When it runs out are you staying "home" forever?
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:24:58 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Impeach Obama |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: Orange1998
Soon — it will not be a “choice”.
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:31:37 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: sionnsar
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:37:54 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Show me your precious darlings, and I will crush them all)
To: BenLurkin
Always a choice,we’re free are’nt we.?
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:40:03 PM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(In my day,Flunking gym was not an option , even for Stupid Kids!)
To: Orange1998
Get the metal passport case so it can only be read when you open it up to hand it to an immigration official.
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:41:13 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Whale oil: the renewable biofuel for the 21st century.)
To: Orange1998
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posted on
08/19/2008 8:44:20 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
To: Orange1998
A chip in a card, wouldn’t it be easier just to put it ones right fore arm?
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posted on
08/19/2008 9:08:08 PM PDT
by
svcw
(There is no plan B.)
To: Orange1998
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
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posted on
08/19/2008 9:09:23 PM PDT
by
Josh Painter
("I don't believe that people should be able to own guns." - Barack Obama)
To: Orange1998
“read from up to 30 feet away”
Will aluminum foil work?
To: wastedyears
I wan’t you to know that your 22 year old statements confuse most here.
To: wastedyears
It hasnt been used yet. Lucky you. 4 years into my current one and it's filling up. I don't dislike being there, but the getting there is rough.
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posted on
08/19/2008 9:15:54 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Impeach Obama |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: eyedigress
They confuse me sometimes too.
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posted on
08/19/2008 9:35:41 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Show me your precious darlings, and I will crush them all)
To: Orange1998
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posted on
08/19/2008 9:57:43 PM PDT
by
wac3rd
(Carter80/Obama08)
To: Orange1998
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posted on
08/19/2008 10:47:20 PM PDT
by
GOP Poet
To: Josh Painter
13.56 MHz +/- 7 KHz. The data transmissin rate is about 106 kbits/sec. Passport RFID follows the ISO/IEC 14443. Maximum range is around 33 feet. There is some shielding on the passport cards to intentionally reduce the range to guard against "skimming".
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posted on
08/19/2008 11:48:44 PM PDT
by
Myrddin
To: Myrddin
So, these cards are in addition to the regular passport? One carries both for international air travel?
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posted on
08/20/2008 5:10:18 AM PDT
by
Quix
(key QUOTES POLS 1900 ON #76 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2031425/posts?page=77#77)
To: Quix
No, it’s an alternative, a cheaper one, for people who cross into the US from Canada or Mexico via land. Or for those coming in by sea from cruise ship destinations in the Caribbean.
If you travel by air you need a regular old passport.
If you have a regular passport you can use it for land, sea or air.
You don’t need both.
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