DFA Launches E-Passport

July 30, 2008 · Filed Under news, opinion · 2 Comments 

Terrorists beware!

The country is doing its best to tighten security at the Philippine airports with an E-passport. The hightech passport, to be released by the Department of Foreign Affairs, is a bit bulkier than the ordinary paper-cardboard passport cause it has a built-in microchip at the back. The chip would contain information about the passport owner/holder.

People would just have to go and apply at kiosks that would be stationed at the malls, and most likely DFA offices. No price yet, just that it would cost much higher than the regular passport (obviously, cause of the chip).

Well, that chip’s not cheap… Afterall, safety has a price.

The modernization of the passport system is in compliance with the standards set by the International Civil Aviations Organization (ICAO) where all countires must have machine-readable passports by April 2010.

This one’s good, i just hope that there’s more than a gazillion codes before a super hacker “hacks” the system, and steals all the information about all Pinoy e-passport holders… or worst, steal their identities, and then do bad things.

Cause you know, technology can either be a great friend, or an evil enemy.

So what’s next? Built-in microchips in our bodies?

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