THIS is just the tip of the iceberg. Some may not know it but FEDS are trying to mandate a national drivers license modeled after the new passports which will be soon required i think in 2008...they have microchips inside them...
here's what will happen with this...VERY simple scanners can be hidden in someones pocket that an innocent person standing in a airport terminal reading a newspaper could be scanning every person that walks by, store their information into their little palm computer, IPOD, or similar device, and then have all your information including digitized picture to VERY easily steal your information. Now compound this by the new licenses they want with the microchips and envision someone standing outside walmart, or at a supermarket checkout line and imagine how many people they could scan in just a minute. THOUSANDS.
You think identity theft is a problem now? wait.
I urge anyone that gets one of these new licenses or passports to completely wrap it in tin foil multiple times to protect yourself. By shielding these items with metal you will ELIMINATE this theft from happening. This is going to make it sooooooo easy to steal peoples information it's sickly pathetic and they know it too!
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Some may not know it but FEDS are trying to mandate a national drivers license modeled after the new passports which will be soon required i think in 2008...they have microchips inside them...
Nothing on them is encrypted.
Its just normal junk info with the same info that you see IN a passport.
And they're very short range.
Im happier that this will speed up the retards in customs that have to flip through every goddamn page to make sure its all good and clear. And that an RFID will make it damn near impossible to counterfeit a license. (Illegal immigrants/Underage drinking/Fugitives)
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While they said it was to make counterfeitting that much harder,I've since read it contains a small amount of metal,so that if you have say $10,000 cash on you,you can't get through an airport metal detector.Big Brother is INDEED watching you.
Urban legend.
And tell me, just how exactly are you going to walk through a metal detector with $10,000 in cash without someone noticing a F'ING HUGE WAD OF BILLS?!
And tell me, just how exactly are you going to walk through a metal detector with $10,000 in cash without someone noticing a F'ING HUGE WAD OF BILLS?![/QUOTE]
Actually a stack of 10K is not much thicker than a check book. Approx 3/8" to1/2" if in 100s
And tell me, just how exactly are you going to walk through a metal detector with $10,000 in cash without someone noticing a F'ING HUGE WAD OF BILLS?!
Actually a stack of 10K is not much thicker than a check book. Approx 3/8" to1/2" if in 100s[/QUOTE]
I was at Heathrow Airport in London when a very well dressed, polite English gentleman approached me and asked if I was in the habit of traveling with large sums of cash. I in turn politely requested he go perform an unatural act upon himself. He responded by saying "then you don't mind if we search you". Out of nowhere two not so polite English gentleman shoved me against the wall and proceeded to find out for themselves. Only finding a few hundred quid they apologized, thanked me and went on their way. Apparently Brits don't need metal dectectors to catch cash smugglers.
I in turn politely requested he go perform an unatural act upon himself.
Advice to travelers: Don't do this in not-so-friendly countries.
You could find yourself somewhere you really don't want to be getting laughs when you ask to call the embassy.
Advice to travelers: Don't do this in not-so-friendly countries.
You could find yourself somewhere you really don't want to be getting laughs when you ask to call the embassy.
Yea, but the sniper would just flash a little bling of the wrist and get all el presidente on them
Advice to travelers: Don't do this in not-so-friendly countries.
You could find yourself somewhere you really don't want to be getting laughs when you ask to call the embassy.
Its scary enough when you think you're being robbed by Benny Hill.
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