Frank Moss announced plans for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) PASS Card to use vicinity read RFID technology that is ISO/IEC 18000-6C compliant.

The announcement, made at last week’s, preceeds a two-week comment period – and concern from the Smart Card Alliance that PASS cards will be equipped with the same contactless technology used in the new e-passports.

Read the full article at SecureIDNews.com

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