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Holes in the wall to see PINs in our eyes
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Daily Mail Bank customers could soon enter their PIN codes at cash machines just by looking at the numbers in the right order. The system is designed to beat fraudsters looking over your shoulder to see which keys you press. The technology, called EyePassword, is being developed in America - and High Street banks in Britain are already interested in using it. It works by shining an infrared light on your eye. This ...
tagged Big-Brother, Database-State, Fraud, ID-Cards, Money, RFID, Science, Security, Technology and UK-News
Lie detectors target benefit claim cheats
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007The Observer Benefit claimants and job seekers could be forced to take lie detector tests as early as next year after an early review of a pilot scheme exposed 126 benefit cheats in just three months, saving one local authority £110,000. Last May, the Department for Work and Pensions asked Harrow council in London to undertake a year-long, £63,000 pilot of the ground-breaking Voice Risk Analysis (VRA) technology. 'We will wait until ...
tagged Big-Brother, Culture, Fraud, ID-Cards, Law, Police-State, Science, Security, Spying, Technology and UK-News
Chávez condemns U.S. protection of terrorist Posada Carriles
Saturday, August 11th, 2007Chávez condemns U.S. protection of terrorist Posada Carriles Granma International flamesong The United States’ harboring of terrorist Luis Posada Carriles is one more example of how U.S. rulers are threatening the world, said Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. The leader recalled, “It has been more than two years since we applied for the extradition of one of the worst terrorists in the history of the continent.” The U.S. has yet to agree despite ...
tagged CIA, Cover-Up, False-Flag, FBI, History, Military, Secrecy, Security, Spying, Terrorism, USA-News and Warfare
The secret world of code-breaking
Thursday, May 17th, 2007I wonder what Bruce Schneier would have to say about this aritcle.. Published in The Independent In the age of instant global communication, the ability to encode - and decipher - secret messages has never been more valuable. Andy McSmith explains why code-breaking is flavour of the month Codes are as old as language. Language allows you to communicate with anybody; a secure code lets you pick and choose the cipient ...
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