So the first thing you might think when you hear about a website called RFID Kills is that maybe these guys are taking things a bit too far.
But check out the home page, and it turns out they’re actually making a really good point.
In a dangerous world where Americans are targeted by thieves, kidnappers and terrorists, the RFID-chipped US passport will turn tourists into targets, and American business travelers will transmit their identities to kidnappers wherever they go, thanks to the US State Department.
Close up, the information broadcast from the RFID chip can be read by anyone with an inexpensive electronic reader. Farther away, the RFID chip can be activated enough to identify the passport holder as an American.