TECHNO BABBLE

‘Fakeproof’ e-passport is cloned in minutes

New microchipped passports designed to be foolproof against identity theft can be cloned and manipulated in minutes and accepted as genuine by the computer software recommended for use at international airports.
Tests exposed security flaws in the microchips introduced to protect against terrorism and organised crime.
The flaws also undermine claims that 3000 blank passports stolen last week were worthless because they could not be forged.