RFID not secure...big surprise

Expert Issues Warning About E-Passports By DAN GOODIN AP Technology Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - Electronic passports being introduced in the U.S. and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code and enter countries illegally, an expert warned. [Federal News Radio]

So, you have one of those shiny new U.S. passports with an RFID chip in it. The one the government swears up and down is "secure" and none of your data is at risk? And you believe them? NIST still has not got a standard for reading them and you are sure they are safe? If I could cut the chip out of mine, I would in a minute.