U.S. to begin rollout of e-passports
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Despite ongoing privacy concerns and legal disputes involving companies bidding on the project, the U.S. State Department plans to begin issuing smart chip-embedded passports to Americans as planned Monday.
The new U.S. passports will include a chip that contains all the data contained in the paper version ? name, birthdate, gender, for example ? and can be read by electronic scanners at equipped airports. The State Department says they will speed up going through customs and help enhance border security.
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