[Spiff]

NEC Computers, your accredited Catalist IT supplier The passport includes "metallic anti-skimming material" - tin foil, presumably. It also uses Basic Access Control technology to protect it from skimming or eavesdropping.

The current anti-skimming measures only work if passport is completely closed. Even a slight opening of the passport would allow skimming.

See this proof of concept video I found at Zone-H (a popular hacker website) and that was presented at Black Hat 06 (a hacker conference) which demonstrates a solution from a company called Flexilis.

[FreeManWhoCan]

I want one!