links for 2007-12-24

• How secure are the chips?
  I originally posted this video almost 2 years ago for the Flexilis guys when I was at Black Hat. The Chicago Tribune is running a story about it. Looks like they picked it up from their sister company the LA Times which ran it on the 16th.
  (tags: flexilis security latimes chicagotribune rfid passports)
• Long Term Handling of Plutonium
  An interesting article stemming from an EU report on what to do with Plutonium. Ideas suggested include embedding in glass for burial, combining with uranium to form MOx, breaking down with a particle accelerator, and using as fuel in a reactor.
  (tags: plutonium nuclear waste EU)