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(Pic) Wireless Pickpocketing

(Pic) Wireless Pickpocketing

By Piers Fawkes on June 4, 2010

My US Green Card was recently updated and I was sent a new one. I thought that the US Department of Homeland Security warning on the little wallet that came with it was interesting:

We recommend use of this envelope to protect your new card and prevent wireless communication with it.

Does that mean any of my cards can be scanned – or does the extra large strip on the back of my Green Card make it more of a risk?

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TOPICS:	Web & Technology
TAGS:	US Department of Homeland Security, US Green Card

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