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Bill Gates Talks about Belgian eID Card

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lotta-gates-stories-lately dept.

Brainsur writes "Today Bill Gates visited Belgium to talk about the Electronic ID card introduced last year in Belgium as experiment. Microsoft announced that they will integrate the electronic identification into the Windows Software so they can deliver more security and privacy on the internet. The register has more news."

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  1. Sorry sir... by JakeisBland · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You must first open your passport .net account for us to verify your ID."

  2. Re:Microsoft.. Security? by TekMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    My thoughts exactly.

  3. Re:hmmm by superpulpsicle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, on top of that security, it comes with a retina scan. It should not blow out your eye socket by beta 2 or release candidate 6.

  4. Sounds like MS Passport v2.0! by denis-The-menace · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now user in belgium will effectively have MS passport in physical form.

    In Canada, Businesses are forbidden to use SIN#s for tracking purposes and this is not that different. Maybe if it works there, he'll be able to use the US' ID cards the same way.
    Oh and patent the fuck out of it, too.

    --
    Obama's legacy: (N)othing (S)ecure (A)nywhere and (T)error (S)imulation (A)dministration
  5. being a belgian by varkman · · Score: 2, Funny

    and knowing my way around windows, this has me somewhat frightened.

  6. Re:Does it matter? by TheViffer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am a little confused by this. Distributing a card with a chip with a unique ID? I didn't think Borg cared about uniqueness when it came to assimilation?

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    -- Knowing too much can get you killed, but knowing who knows too much can make you rich.
  7. Passport+ by Transdimentia · · Score: 3, Funny

    After the overwhelming success of Passport it was only a matter of time until this happened!

  8. Funniest thing I've read in weeks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Almost spit my diet soda:

    the Commission balked at ``Windows XP Reduced Media Edition ... the company is working with the EU on a suitable alternative.''

    You have to admit, it takes some serious nerve to suggest "Reduced Media Edition." I wonder what the less inflammatory proposals will be. Some ideas:

    • "Windows XP Eunuch Edition"
    • "Windows XP Mute Edition"
    • "Windows XP Shhhhh!"
    • "Windows XP Barely Functioning Version,"
    • "Windows XP's European Vacation,"
    • "Windows XP Eurotrash"
    • "Windows XPwerk"
  9. Wait... I saw this movie... by the_skywise · · Score: 2, Funny
    This is a remake of "The President's Analyst" isn't it?

    (Where The Phone Company tries to take over the world by implanting a phone in everybody's skull so they can make calls any time and any where... and be tracked...)

  10. What's with all the MS/Bill news today? by bersl2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is today International Assimilation Day or something?

  11. Re:Does it matter? by Odin's+Raven · · Score: 4, Funny
    Distributing a card with a chip with a unique ID? I didn't think Borg cared about uniqueness when it came to assimilation?

    Of course they care! Post-assimilation is when you need a unique ID. Otherwise, how would you know if you're "Seven of Nine", "Six of One", or "Half Dozen of the Other"?

    --
    A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.
  12. Re:Privacy? by mcc · · Score: 3, Funny
    > But you could theoretically have an ID card which was anonymous, but presented to you as some sort of credential.
    - BEFORE -
    Hi, I'd like to buy a plane ticket.

    Alright, please enter your name and government ID into this form.

    I don't want to enter my ID number, that would allow you to link my ID number to my name and it's supposed to be an anonymous credential.

    Then you can't buy plane tickets from us.
    - AFTER -
    GATOR BUDDY LICENSE AGREEMENT
    [300 lines of text]
    Customer agrees that GATOR BUDDY, INC will in the course of the operation of this program read your name, address, and government ID number from your Windows registry and transmit it back to GATOR BUDDY, INC as part of your customer profile.
    [300 lines of text]
    OK CANCEL

    Man, what a pain, does anyone actually read these things?

    OK
    --
    Irritable, left-wing and possibly humorous bumper stickers and t-shirts
  13. Re:[tt]:CSI episode by Thud457 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If I'm paying that kind of money, I want some sort of LoJack(tm) system where I can remotely shutoff the ignition if some young punk's taking her for a joyride!

    --

    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  14. right on the *mark* by m93 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microsoft should soon be making this technology available worldwide with model 666.

  15. pie throwing by tinkerton · · Score: 2, Funny

    There are better ways to conclude that some people don't like Bill. Pie throwers like throwing pies at people who act important, and who think they're important. Or something like that. It's an exciting hobby. An extreme sport.

    They probably have wet dreams about smacking a pie in Bush's face, and surviving it.