Archive for September 30th, 2010

Government u-turn may bring back revised ContactPoint children’s database

Posted at Thursday, September 30th, 2010 by andrew

Antony Savvas writes in Computerworld UK: The government is considering bringing back a version of the controversial ContactPoint children’s database, just months after the original project was halted. The ContactPoint database project was launched by the previous Labour government, but the Tories vowed to scrap it if they won power, on the grounds that it [...]

New German national ID card hacked by Chaos Computer Club

Posted at Thursday, September 30th, 2010 by andrew

Infosecurity magazine reports: The German government’s new national ID card – which will start being issued this November – has been publicly hacked on TV by members of the infamous Chaos Computer Club. The feature-rich cards, which the government has spent €24 million on so far and is hoping will be used by a variety [...]

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