Monday, December 31, 2007

RFID tags in new $20 bills

Apparently this is not new, though it's new to me: new $20 bills have RFID tags in them, and when you microwave them, they explode! That's way more fun than microwaving AOL CDs. Link

So now a thief can not only determine remotely if you are carrying your US passport, he can also determine if you're carrying large bills. Awesome.

1 comment:

Marco Ramilli said...

Incredible, I was thinking that only in USA it was possible something like that.... :-D
But I was wrong !!!!!
Also Euro money (€) papers have RFID .... HeHeHe, I never stop to learn something new !