I wonder if you could create a chip that could break the passport reader system. That could really disrupt things, so hopefully that’s not possible.
You can transmit arbitrary data in certain steps of the passport reading process. The possibility of disruption depends on whether the reading system has bugs exploitable by the incoming data.
I've seen crashes in PKCS#11 drivers when reading cards with malformed data. So, the possibility, in theory, is always there.
> 1. Never connect the TV panel itself to the internet. Keep it air-gapped. Treat it solely as a dumb monitor.
A sensible rule, indeed. Next level of dystopia: cellular modems becoming so cheap that every TV, fridge and washing machine comes with one that connects it to the Internet whether you like it or not. And then when we Faraday cage those, the device refuses to function.
Laws need to keep up and ban this shit outright. It sounds exactly like something that the EU could help with.
That's already a reality with cars in Europe.