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		crowbahr 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux Hmm the American passports have the mesh afaik - I _thought_ it was part of the ICAO docs (not that that means people do it but still...)

crowbahr 8 months ago [–]

Just tested on my American passport - it will not read while closed, either from the front or the back. Opening it up - no issues reading. Seems like there is in fact a faraday mesh or something

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