] To prevent that, the special electronic passport readers
] used by Customs officials in the United States and their
] counterparts around the world would use data printed on
] the new passport to effectively unlock the radio chip
] before it would transmit the personal electronic
] information it holds, Mr. Moss said.

In case you missed this yesterday. Its good that they are listening. Its slightly less good that they are running another "well, if we put this peice of duct tape here..." solution instead of replacing this crap with a technology that is actually suited to their application.