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Estonia Tests "Contactless" ID-Cards

Posted by timothy on from the man-exists-for-the-state dept.

borkee writes "Estonian MEAC and CMB start testing a new version of a national ID card containing what they call 'contactless' extensions. Although they do not specifically disclose to us, taxpayers, what technology is used there, it must be quite obvious that it's nothing less than RFID. Add to this, they'll have person's biometrics in memory. (Security gurus of course know: biometrics just don't work.) Soon you can track us poor Estonians by our GSM phones and by our ID cards too!"

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  1. Re:Sweeping statement by Amiga+Lover · · Score: 4, Funny

    Almost all security is simply a means of raising the cost of hacking it to a level above it's value.

    You are completely correct, and I have implemented a cunning plan that has made the effort of hacking me not worth doing.

    I have no life, no job, no financial prospects and no worth to my identity. I plan to soon get a criminal record and become a terror suspect. Eventually I will also return my internet connection to a 2400bps modem, and will be insanely secure, as there will be no worth in breaking my security

    Take that, evil hackers of the world, TAKE THAT!