The wireless data transfer capabilities of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are intended to speed and assist transactions, but it appears the RFID chips of new U.S. passports are speeding ...

If you worry about identity theft while traveling, RFID-blocking wallets can help you relax and enjoy your trip. The best RFID-blocking passport wallets will prevent any thief with an RFID-reader from ...

All U.S. passports will be implanted with remotely readable computer chips starting in October 2006, the Bush administration has announced. Sweeping new State Department regulations issued Tuesday say ...

There's a lot of disagreement over whether RFID-blocking technology is necessary in a wallet, but if it puts you at ease while you're traveling, there's no harm in having this feature — especially if ...

A first wave of U.S. passports implanted with radio tags will soon begin making their way into the hands of American travelers despite lingering privacy and security concerns, federal officials said ...

Today marks the official full-scale, public rollout of the United States' controversial electronic passport initiative. The first, limited round of RFID-based passports went out last month, but now ...

Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the U.S. to issue passports with radio tags are now doing so, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.

Following criticism from computer security professionals and civil libertarians about the privacy risks posed by new RFID passports the government plans to begin issuing, a State Department official ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Travelers have a right to be concerned about identity theft. These days, just about everything (your credit cards, some enhanced driver’s licenses, even your passport book) are equipped with ...

Of all the things you take on international trips, the ones that most deserve extra care and attention are your passport and credit cards. Basic passport covers with credit card slots help keep you ...