California passes law to make RFID skimming illegal

California this week passed a law that makes it illegal to skim data from RFID cards. Some exceptions are made, such as in the case of a healthcare worker who might need to scan an RFID-enabled health card in order to render aid, or by the police with a warrant. RFID technology is specifically vulnerable to attacks where the victim is left completely unaware, since an attacker armed with a portable reader only need to walk near to his victim in order to wirelessly access the targeted RFID card--an easy task in a crowded subway or city. It remains to be seen whether other states or countries will follow with similar laws specifically targeting this new vector.

To find out more this law:
- check out this article from PC World