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UK National ID Card Cloned In 12 Minutes

Posted by timothy on from the but-it's-secure-says-so-right-on-the-label dept.

Death Metal writes with this excerpt from Computer Weekly, which casts some doubt on the security of the UK's proposed personal identification credential: "The prospective national ID card was broken and cloned in 12 minutes, the Daily Mail revealed this morning. The newspaper hired computer expert Adam Laurie to test the security that protects the information embedded in the chip on the card. Using a Nokia mobile phone and a laptop computer, Laurie was able to copy the data on a card that is being issued to foreign nationals in minutes."

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  1. The solution is simple... by nadamucho · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just ban cell phones and laptop computers!

    1. Re:The solution is simple... by GeorgeStone22 · · Score: 5, Funny

      "The real shame is the government has spent billions of our tax dollars without acknowledging this fact. Is it even a British company thats producing the cards? Or are these tax dollars going to another economy?"

      What a great comment from the daily mail article.
      Tax dollars in the UK. Amazing.

  2. Took longer than I'd have expected. by webreaper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guess they got spent a bit longer on the security aspect than most Government IT projects then.

  3. Re:Hang on by bythescruff · · Score: 3, Funny

    Unless the Government's really screwed up...

    Let me guess - you're new, right?

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