Speaking about Sir Ian Blair’s recent comments about ID cards, Conservative chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority Richard Barnes told the BBC: I am aware that he issued a press statement yesterday to explain that he was only restating a position that he had earlier, but I think it is highly inappropriate during a general [...]
From an article by security expert, Bruce Schneier : By concentrating on authenticating the individual rather than authenticating the transaction, banks are forced to defend against criminal tactics rather than the crime itself. Credit cards are a perfect example. Notice how little attention is paid to cardholder authentication. Clerks barely check signatures. People use their [...]
For those of who have wondered how under-cover policing will work, when “anyone entering a false identity on the database would be stuck with it”, Bruce Schneier picks up an interesting story from US law enforcement. Ohio Agents Use Woman’s Identity in Strip-Bar Sting The original Associated Press story is here. Supporters of Ohio’s identity [...]
The BBC reports Trial ID card scheme is withdrawn. This isn’t the Passport Service’s famous vanishing biometric trial, but a Cornish experiment using smart cards for access to local services. Cornish Key is operated by a partnership of local district and county councils. North Cornwall District Council is one of the partners and spokesman Paul [...]
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