This is not a good idea to use this technology', citing a specialist who states 'It is much too complicated. On 15 December 2006, the published an article on the British ePassport, citing the above stories and adding that: 'Nearly every country issuing this passport has a few security experts who are yelling at the top of their lungs and trying to shout out: 'This is not secure. If the personal information and passport numbers on the chip are not, the information might wind up in the wrong hands. Initially, the new passports will have a 64KB chip with a photograph of passport. Although this could allow -check computers to obtain a person's information without a physical connection, it may also allow anyone with the necessary equipment to perform the same task. The passport contains a security chip with personal data and digital images. The main problem they point out is that data on the passports can be transferred with wireless technology, which can become a major vulnerability. Opposition proponents in many countries question and protest the lack of information about exactly what the passports' chip will contain, and whether they impact. According to James, the new passport has enormous advantages which comprised passport with ten year validity, self-tracking of application and express centers for urgent application. The affected chips block read access until the future date is reached. 64-page five year standard passport at N 35,000, Sixty four page 10 year standard passport at N70,000 and 32-page five year official passport at N15,000.
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