The RFID in new US Passports is easily spoofed. What’s a paranoid US denizen to do? Why smash your Passport with a hammer!

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I made the Digg homepage! I am a geek superstar! Not really, but after participating in Digg for over a year now, I finally managed to submit an article the masses deemed worthy of the front page. The article hits close to home for me as I just acquired a passport myself. I’m not quite sure if mine has the RFID tag in it or not because I’ve read several conflicting articles. Some say the change was made in October this year, some say January next year. If anyone could clear that up, I would appreciate it.