New Identity Theft Technology Fails to Protect

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 5, 2005 @05:58AM from the someone-built-a-better-idiot dept.

Nuclear Elephant writes "According to BBC News, identity thieves are quickly adapting to new technologies such as chip-and-pin credit cards using human nature tactics rather than cracking the technology. At least that's what Dr. Emily Finch (UEA), who interviews career criminals about their activities, claims. Finch swapped credit cards with a male coworker and performed a number of transactions without being challenged by cashiers. Finch also believes biometric identity cards will only exacerbate the problem. Regardless of which side of the fence you sit on, could this take us closer to embedded chips under the skin?"

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As the T-shirt says by Emeye · 2005-09-05 06:02 · Score: 5, Insightful

...there is no patch for human stupidity.
It was said better... by greginnj · 2005-09-05 06:03 · Score: 5, Insightful

and earlier, by Schneier:

"If you think technology will solve your security problems, either you don't understand the technology, or you don't understand the problems."

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Take my cards, dont' rip my arm away !!! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-05 06:12 · Score: 5, Insightful

Considering the level of violence some criminals (drug addicts etc) are willing to use on their victims, I'd rather keep my money/cards on my wallet and don't want to have any hard-to.remove RFID chips at my arms.