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Usa: boarding passes with chips to track passengers

Washington, Usa - Proposed by TSA; privacy advocates don't like it

TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has produced the proposal to provide boarding passes with Rfid (Radio Frequency ID) chips to allow security personnel at American airports to track passengers, making it possible for them to constantly know their position inside the airport area. Passengers who decide to release their personal data by joining a special database, would pass through a "special...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 61254
Rome, Italy, 04/05/2004 11:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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