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WSIS Physical Security Cracked

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the watching-the-watchmen dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A group of activists has apparently bypassed physical security checks at the WSIS Meetings. Not only did they bypass the physical security with a fake card, they found the system uses RFID tags to monitor participants -- possibly even who they interact with and their movements through the conference."

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  1. Feels good by Hi_2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    These people are looking to be put in charge of my Packets, yet they cant even keep a couple of geeks out of a confrence room? I'm sure we'll all feel REALLY safe ordering online with them in charge.

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  2. huh? by junkymailbox · · Score: 4, Funny
    Ok, so these guys "cracked" the system by finding the name of a person, got a fake id, went there, took a picture and walked in.

    sidenote: all them kids in the clubs must be great crackers .. I see them "cracked" and "bypassed physical security" all the time ..
    oh wait .. this is slashdot .. no one goes to clubs here ..
    then they disect the card that were given to them to find out that they have RFID chips but no one seems to know what it does. .. Wait .. how's this different than any other place that asks for your information .. like Police and Lawyers Love E-ZPass?

    1. Re:huh? by segfault7375 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, but I bet you would feel differently about it if you were proven innocent because you were buying hand lotion and copy of Maxim when the crime was being committed.

  3. Well. . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Days before the Summit no physical security was available. Anyone could bring anything inside the conference

    Yep, it was fairly easy to sneak my tin foil hat in.

  4. so this is like 'hacking' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    except they were walking around and stuff.... neato.

  5. Further proof (as if any was needed) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    that geeks are merely terrorists under another name!