[LINK] 'Safest ever' passport is not fit for purpose

[Andy Farkas]

<http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23387681-details/'Safest+ever'+passport+is+not+fit+for+purpose/article.do>

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"In just four hours, the Mail hacked into a new biometric passport and
stole the details a people trafficker or illegal migrant would need to
set up a life in Britain."

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"By the end of the afternoon, we had stolen enough information from
the passport's electronic chip - including the woman's photograph - to
be able to clone an identical document if we had wished."

-andyf