Instead of throwing all the data across with the RFID transfer (address, picture, etc), why don't they use a unique key that is looked up in a central database on the airport computers? That way, even if someone decodes it and gets the hash, they'll still need all the information in order to dupe a passport.
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Instead of throwing all the data across with the RFID transfer (address, picture, etc), why don't they use a unique key that is looked up in a central database on the airport computers? That way, even if someone decodes it and gets the hash, they'll still need all the information in order to dupe a passport.