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Paper Tyger Launches New RFID Shield
“The Paper Tyger® RFID Shield is extremely effective at protecting consumer privacy and will assist tremendously in advancing the use of the technology by eliminating the fear of identity theft.” Err,
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveExperts Predict the Future - The Ten Most Important Sec ...
"And, glum as it is, it sure doesn't sound very surprising." Captain Sterling, he speak the truth.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCracked it!
"3 million Britons have been issued with the new hi-tech passport, designed to frustrate terrorists and fraudsters. So why did Steve Boggan and a friendly computer expert find it so easy to break
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOnline ID fraud is hyped; real problem is off-line
"...the problem of online identity theft is vastly hyped when compared with its more prevalent off-line equivalent, according to one analyst group." Interesting - hyped by whom, do you think
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLibrarian sold stolen books on eBay
"A LOVE-SICK librarian who stole ancient and rare books worth £175,000 walked free from court yesterday." With that kind of attitude to books, he'll probably end up in a government thinktank
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWriting as Transgression: Submit to The Blog!
"The world is you, the act of being in the world reappropriates the world as being defined by you. Writing, blogging, is not mere intellectual masturbation. It is the theft of identity back from
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveResearchers See Privacy Pitfalls in No-Swipe Credit Car ...
"Tom [...] tapped an envelope against a black plastic box connected to his computer. Within moments, the screen showed a garbled string of characters..." Arphids can be hacked, hello?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMore Internet users may be taking phishing bait than th ...
I think this speaks volumes about literacy and common sense myself, but then I'm cynical that way.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRFID Zapper
Worried about the little extra in your new passport? Get a disposable camera, follow these instructions, and avoid having to answer awkward questions about the tinfoil linings of your pockets.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveYou've Been 'Pwned'
"I know that I'm pwned by the government, pwned by Google, pwned by my reliance on Windows OS. But they haven't pwned my brain, OK?" A cry against net data paranoia.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRenew Your Passport Now!
"In many countries, including the United States, passports will soon be equipped with RFID chips. And you don't want one of these chips in your passport." Too late for UK residents, accordin
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCyber Crime Getting Organized
"Cyber scams are increasingly being committed by organized crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves, according to a t
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveTag Implants May Be Dangerous for Security Apps, Says G ...
VeriChip are putting the spin on their clonable chips - they now say that the RFIDs should be combined with other identifiers for security. Which rather undermines their original sales pitch, no?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHackers Clone E-Passports
Wired News investigates the hackers who claim they can clone the RFIDs in US passports. It doesn't look good.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePinch My Ride
RFID security not so effective at preventing your SUV going off with someone else.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHow Bot Those Nets?
In case you weren't already in the know, here's a guide to what the hell a bot-net actually is, and what it does.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveArphids cloned by haXx0rz - live on stage
Does what it says on the tin. 'No more identity theft', my arse.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCrime of the future--biometric spoofing?
Imagine a world of fingerprint activated locks. Then think how many surfaces your hands must leave good copies of your fingerprints every single day. Worried yet? Link via Slashdot.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOpen Source Smack-Down
Unix-makers case against Linux-makers thrown out by courts. w00t!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveUniversity server in hackers' hands for a year
Looks like someone slipped up here
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSoviet-Era Missile Silo Filled With Money Bills
Strange but (apparently) true
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhat to do When Someone Steals Your Blog’s Content - ...
>30 days ago by ycc2106, 1 User, more info saveContent Theft - How I Recently Had To Deal With That
>30 days ago by jphillips, 1 User, more info saveThe Birth of a Spam Blog Network
A new spam blog network, t3blogs.com, with a potentially
>30 days ago by ririzarry, 1 User, more info saveT3Blogs.com Engages in Copyright Infringement
This network of blogs is actually a bunch of scraper sites
>30 days ago by ririzarry, 1 User, more info saveLifeLock
A summary of the leader in identity theft prevention
>30 days ago by yvetteengram, 1 User, more info saveDeter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft
The FTC's official site on avoiding ID theft
>30 days ago by StanStarRock, 1 User, more info save