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British "Secure" Passports Cracked

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the trust-us dept.

hard-to-get-a-nickna writes "The Guardian has cracked the so-trumpeted secure British passports after 48 hours of work: 'Three million Britons have been issued with the new hi-tech passport, designed to frustrate terrorists and fraudsters. So why did Steve Boggan and a friendly computer expert find it so easy to break the security codes?'"

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  1. Re:Great articel by Knuckles · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait for a few minutes and you'll see ;) In the meantime, you might want to read the FAQ

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  2. Re:I donno. by x2A · · Score: 5, Funny

    To get to the other side?

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