New ePassport chip short on warranty

Report by National Audit Office says chip technology so new and untested that warranty only lasts two years - although passports are kept for ten.

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NXP Semiconductors

Home Office

Heathrow

International Civil Aviation Organisation

Identity and Passport Service

Public Accounts Committee

Nicole Kobie
Nicole Kobie

Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.

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