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...This new PASS card will have a radio antenna embedded into the plastic that transmits a code unique to the cardholder. The signal is picked up by the immigration agent's computer, and the traveler's photograph and biographical information in the DHS database pops up on the screen. The new IDs - available to U.S. citizens only - will speed up cross-border traffic while making it more secure, says Bob Mocny, the acting director of DHS's U.S. VISIT program, which designs ways to move frequent travelers through immigration lines more quickly. Mocny confirmed that DHS had chosen the radio...
...officials have been quick to point out that the card isn't actually sending any personal information through the air. But the fact that the antenna could be activated remotely from 30 feet away, while it's still in your wallet and without your knowledge, has privacy experts and civil liberties watchdogs concerned. Before the decision was made, the ACLU issued a statement last month warning against the use of RFID for this purpose, saying that the radio transmitters would be a target for identity thieves. Also, the fact that RFID chips, if hit with the right frequency, reveal...
...Those major improvements would have been enough for me, but the c550 has additional functions that make it roadworthier still. Its lighter-jack power cable doubles as an antenna which receives traffic updates that the mapping software can use to plan routes. The information itself is provided by Clear Channel and you can check if your hometown is covered at realtimetraffic.net. While I haven't yet found it to be very useful, I believe that it's a good thing to have on hand as Clear Channel's reporting system evolves...
...With the latest equipment, you can carry the Passport from car to home theater to portable device. Listen wherever you want, and pay just the $13 monthly fee. Announced in January, The Passport is only now creeping into stores. (It will replace XM's current Connect and Play antenna, which also lets you move service from one device to another, albeit with the help of a rather bulky antenna and a long wire...
...Different Wavelength Joe Klein's column "Bush's Broken Political Antenna" [March 6] remarked that in response to recent controversies, ranging from the debate over foreign control of U.S. ports to the awful news coming from Iraq and Iran, the President is beginning to sound "airy and out of touch." But Bush has always been that way. It's just finally sinking in that something has gone very wrong. Bush has made mistake after mistake without ever offering an explanation or holding anyone accountable. This is the man we are trusting with our security? He is in denial while...