US-VISIT RFID Security Report: Insufficient Data Protection Found

The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program's RFID system has not done enough to secure personal data stored in its Automated Identification Management System (AIDMS) database, according to a recent partially-censored report issued by Richard Skinner, the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security. US-VISIT is a program established in 2004 by DHS to control and monitor the entry, visa status and exit of foreign visitors to the U.S.

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