U.S. to Roll Out Electronic Passports

August 12, 2006 Passport

(AP) -- Despite ongoing privacy concerns and legal disputes involving companies bidding on the project, the U.S. State Department plans to begin issuing smart chip-embedded passports to Americans as planned Monday.

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