UK electronic passports cloned within minutes / vnunet.com, 7 August 2008
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2223415/uk-electronic-passports-cloned
"An investigation by The Times has shown that the supposedly secure electronic passports used by the UK government can be cracked and cloned in minutes.
The passports use a radio frequency chip and antenna to send out the holder’s ID and biometric details when questioned by a reader."