Big Brother Watch

U.S. Passports to Receive Electronic Identification Chips

Technology experts have said that the data on the chips, which will be read at a short distance by electronic devices in a passport-control booth, could be electronically intercepted and potentially misused.

Some privacy groups also fear that the chips could be a prelude to tracking individuals' movements.

Other security experts said the system is not robust enough, noting that digital photographs can have high error rates compared with actual faces. These experts said the system should instead use a biometric identifier such as fingerprints.

I'm glad I renewed mine last year so I still have nine years of freedom from being tracked in my every move.