Since the United States has started using RFID passports there has been much debate on the safety and security of them. One man who really questioned the security of them, decided to do a test to prove to everyone that they were a huge security risk, this man was Chris Paget. In 2009 Chris Paget used $250 worth of equipment to copy and scan the information on RFID passport cards and enhanced driver's licenses. He did this while driving around San Francisco. Chris Paget said that he did this test to show the security weakness in the technology. Although what Chris Paget did was unethical and illegal, it did prove a very good point. There is security and privacy risks. He proved that almost anyone can do it because it does not cost alot for the equipment and you can literally get the information by walking past someone. So in this case, I think that what he proved totally justifies what he did.
I do not think that the United States should consider scrapping the RFID passport program because it can be very useful. However, I do think that they need to alter them to be alot safer and more secure. They need to make better measures to ensure that only certain people will be able to detect the RFID tags because they do contain very important information.RFID tags are used in many other ways besides passports and drivers licenses. They can be affixed to cars, computers, people, animals, clothing, cooks, mobile phones, etc. There are obviously the same security issues and concerns that come along with them being in passports. People can use them to track information or receive information.
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