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Re:Old News
It's a big difference searching through a database of 9 faces than through a database of millions.
luckily computing power and searching ability has increased a little bit in the last decade. Sure, the pilot programme was able to take clear photos of the football fans as they went in (I seem to remember the volunteers were given free stuff as an incentive). In 2005, the London Underground tried out the technology with not great results but that was an awfully long time ago.
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Onity provides a fix .... for a fee.Onity has announced two step solution. The first one is making it difficult to access the port. There is a cover at the bottom it looks like and they are strengthening it. May be metal instead of plastic. And adding a *security* torx screw too. Yeah, may be they will also make it need pentalobulous head like Apple iPads. But all it will do is to slow down but can't stop the intruder. This part is free.
They are also providing a software solution. Even when the locks are programmable and upgradable, flashing the new firmware is available for a "nominal" fee. And if your lock does not have upgradable firmware? Well, you need to call in and ask for the price. I think the current pricing is one arm and one leg per upgrade.
http://www.securityinfowatch.com/news/10766203/onity-provides-lock-upgrades-following-hack
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Re:Do you have a sign?
Don't remember and poor google-fu today, but lots of reputable blogs (written by lawyers, such as http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/10546713/the-legal-side-liability-for-installed-surveillance-cameras?page=2 ) and security pages refer to the issue.
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Re:at least the public tranist sucks in the US
People in the US wouldn't put up with it either.
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Re:Do we WANT them to ban laptops?Even a completely naked person has at least one place to conceal a bomb
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How do you trust an ATM?
This brings up a serious question. You need some cash in an unfamiliar state or country, and you come across an ATM. How do you know if you can trust it?
Given the number of people who've been scammed by everything from bolt-on ATM card skimmers to oldschool fake night deposit boxes, this is worth worrying about.
The standard security mantra is, "only use trusted hardware to authenticate yourself", but that can't happen here.
Anyone have any ideas for an ATM authentication system that will both prove to the bank that I am who I say I am, and prove to me that the ATM isn't stealing my authentication keys?
The only solution I can think of involves trusted hand-held devices like cell phones or keychain password tokens.
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Re:And politicians don't admit they were wrong...
Joce640k posted:"Seriously, how hard is it to beat a camera. A hoodie, a baseball cap and sunglasses - it's not like they're high definition video"
True enough. But get a load of this:
Human Gait DNA to Better ID Potential Terrorists?
http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/article.jsp?id=10099&siteSection=316
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2006 compliance
Citibank just recently starting offering Digipass tokens to its business customers and I believe may have extended the program to all of its online banking customers to meet 2006 compliance. 2 factor authentication seems to be more prevalent in Europe as US banks have been slow to add this measure of security, which is why the FFIEC issued a mandatory compliance. Now with a deadline looming, US banks, especially those using tokens as their 2 factor method like E*Trade and Citibank, may be sent back to the drawing board. Although no method is foolproof, bad publicity alone may make these banks add further measures to ensure online security.