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Smartphones: Rick Dykstra

Rick Dykstra: AS of July 1, Canada joined several other countries and added computer chips to all new passports -- they carry the passport information and a digital photo. An airport reader scans the passport and accesses the information on the chip in order to verify the identity of the pass-holder, said Rick Dykstra, parliamentary secretary to Citizenship Minister Chris Alexander, according to Winnipeg Free Press. It is also the same technology that some smartphones have, using near field communication NFC , which lets smartphones communicate by bumping, or lets people pay for parking using their smartphones and New passports have a security chip in the cover that is not secure after all. MELISSA TAIT / Photo Store Getting your data as easy as 1-2-3 The chips in the new passports work on radio-frequency identification, the same technology used in security ID cards and door readers, Dykstra said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.