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New York has now become the second state in the country to offer RFID-embedded driver's licenses. Following Washington State's lead last year, the radio-frequency identification (aka RFID) licenses will be offered at a $30 premium over the standard driver's license. The benefits of the RFID license include their ability to do double-duty as a driver's license and a U.S. passport for those who frequently enter New York from Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean (of course, you will still need a "real" passport to enter the state from other international destinations). Authorities say that only an ID number, no personal info, is stored on the chip. Regardless, as some embedded chips may be read from a distance -- and not necessarily a direct line of site -- authorities in New York will still offer standard licenses for those on the paranoid side... or they can run out and purchase an RFID-blocking wallet. Thanks for the tip, Yash!

[Source: Car Tech, Photo from New York DMV]

New York now offering Enhanced Driver's Licenses with RFID originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Drivers LicenseDriversLicenseEmbeddedNew YorikNew YorkNewYorikNewYorkPassportRadioRFIDWashingtonWed, 17 Sep 2008 16:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Another giant leap for Big Brother: four states to insert RFID chips in driver's licenses]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/28/another-giant-leap-for-big-brother-four-states-to-insert-rfid-c/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/28/another-giant-leap-for-big-brother-four-states-to-insert-rfid-c/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/28/another-giant-leap-for-big-brother-four-states-to-insert-rfid-c/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Just because you have an RFID chip in your driver's license doesn't mean the authorities are watching you; it simply means they can if they want, whenever they want. Arizona, Michigan, Vermont, and Washington will be the first states to begin placing the radio frequency identification chips in their citizens' licenses.

The chips don't need to be physically read by someone scanning your license -- they can be read by monitors within a 30-foot range. Information contained will include name, DOB, physical characteristics, and a private identity number that will allow access to further information stored in the state's DMV database. One good thing about the enhanced ID's: travelers will be able to cross the border without a passport as of January 2009.

The Department of Homeland Security is in favor of the program, promoting it under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Said a DHS fact sheet, "Multiple cards can be read at a distance and simultaneously with vicinity RFID technology, allowing an entire car full of people to be processed at once." Motorists won't be compelled to use an enhanced ID, however -- in the beginning, it will be by voluntary issue only.

[Source: The Newspaper]

Another giant leap for Big Brother: four states to insert RFID chips in driver's licenses originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>department of homeland securityDepartmentOfHomelandSecuritydhsdriver's license rfidDriver'sLicenseRfidenhanced driver's licenseenhanced idEnhancedDriver'sLicenseEnhancedIdrfidFri, 28 Dec 2007 08:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Malaysia implements e-Plate with RFID to quell auto theft]]>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/12/malaysia-implements-e-plate-with-rfid-to-quell-auto-theft/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/12/malaysia-implements-e-plate-with-rfid-to-quell-auto-theft/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/12/malaysia-implements-e-plate-with-rfid-to-quell-auto-theft/#commentsFiled under: ,

Yesterday it was chipped tires, today it's chipped license plates. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is becoming more popular in everything from credit cards and passports to toll transponders and now license plates. RFID tags can simplify life by providing an automatic ID when scanned. RFID uses a microchip and antenna that stores personal data and can be installed in a device or embedded into an object (or even under the skin). Although this raises a whole 'nother debate about the Big Brother aspect of monitoring people's movements and unwanted access to personal info by hackers, RFID can be used effectively to speed things up. Or to automatically register information. Which brings us to today's use generously shared by our brothers and sisters at Engadget: license plates.

Because of the frequency of auto theft in Malaysia, their Road Transport Department (RTD) has decided to start using RFID-equipped license plates. Integrated microchips will help make scanning and identifying vehicles easier for the authorities. Authorized mechanics will install the plates with the embedded microchips storing data about the vehicle's make, model, and driver info. Known as the e-plate, naturally, it has already been used effectively in Japan and the UK, where the chips can automatically record data from another vehicle's RFID in the event of an accident. Especially in hit-and-run situations this could be a Godsend. The RTD is hoping that Kuala Lumpur will see reductions in thefts as the new plates will make things tougher on carjackers because swapped plates won't match the vehicle ID. The program will start with new registrations and gradually work its way to older models on renewals. You just know these RFID tags are going to be implanted under the skin at birth in the not-too-distant future.

[Source: Engadget]

Malaysia implements e-Plate with RFID to quell auto theft originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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