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The iPhone app can't actually scan passports - they should make this clear on the website
by elil17 7y ago
The iPhone app can't actually scan passports - they should make this clear on the website
- daenz 7y agoEven if they did, would you trust it?
- elil17 7y agoYeah actually - if you know anything about how passports work, you can't actually do anything when interacting with the passport besides confirm its validity.
- iancarroll 7y agoThis is dangerously incorrect. Based on the level of authentication the reader is able to establish (this is likely only basic authentication), you can read the person's photo and other PII, and at higher authentication levels you can read out their biometrics. Good luck rotating your fingerprints.
- elil17 7y agoOh shit I looked up the e-Passport specification and you're totally right. Well, at least I have my imaginary internet points :/
- haal 7y agoIt does work, by putting the smartphone on the inner cover of the passport because some have an Aluminium shell in the cover. The chip can be on the first or the last page. Here is a video link: https://youtu.be/NqRPXYNtq7M https://youtu.be/NqRPXYNtq7M
- elil17 7y agoOh that worked - thank you!