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MacBook Air Diary-Day 12: Tackling the storage issue: Being somewhat of a data packrat, the MacBook Air's tiny 80GB hard drive was probably its biggest problem for me. I got accustomed to having a fairly heavy Aperture (20GB) and iTunes library (30GB) at my fingertips on my MacBook Pro's spacious 320GB HDD. The teensy MBA hard drive makes...; Tags: Hard Drive, MBA, Storage, Passport, Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-02-11
The future of telecom regulation in Europe: The future of telecom regulation in EuropeYou still need a passport to utiliza an Internet CafeWhile it may no longer be necessary to present a passport at the border when traveling in the EU, you still have to present a passport when using a computer at an Internet Cafe. Something...; Tags: INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, passport, telecom regulation, Internet Cafe, telecommunications; Discussion threads 2007-11-14
U.K. phone retailer: 10,000 iPhones could sell in first day: U.K. phone retailer: 10,000 iPhones could sell in first dayU.K. phone retailer: 10,000 iPhones could sell in first dayJust like the iphone was supposed to sell out in the U.S.? That was a laugh, it was a total failure on Apple's part.RE: U.K. phone retailer: 10,000 iPhones could sell in...; Tags: Retail, U.K, Apple iPhone, first day, phone retailer, Apple Inc., phone; Discussion threads 2007-11-02
The Advantages of FRAM-Based Smart ICs for Next Generation Government Electronic IDs: Electronic versions of passports and other government-issued identification documents use an Integrated Circuit IC or chip to establish a digital link between the holder and personal biometric information, such as a digitized photo, fingerprint or iris image. Designed to enhance border, physical and IT security, electronic chips ensure that the...; Tags: Integrated Circuit, E-passport, Passport, Government, Semiconductors, Hardware; White papers 2007-09-27
First cloned passports, then bombs, and now ATM fraud: Security problems should plague RFID's future: First cloned passports, then bombs, and now ATM fraud: Security problems should plague RFID's futurePassport case from RFID Blockr shields e-passportsRFID Blockr passport case is a high-quality leather case with a built in Faraday cage to block and shield RFID transmissions. It has room for six credit cards, airline...; Tags: RFID Blockr passport case, RFID, RFID Blockr, passport, ATM; Discussion threads 2007-09-16

RFID: Coming to your products and passports real soon: RFID: Coming to your products and passports real soonAh but the fundemental differencebetween barcode and RFID is, barcodes can't be read past 24 inches accurately and require the use of a laser scanner, rather noticeable too.[B]"By the way, you know bar code technology thirty or forty years ago was considered...; Tags: RFID, barcode, passport; Discussion threads 2006-12-22
The ePassport cloning myth never dies: The ePassport cloning myth never diesMyths are often based on factAll the arguments are correct HOWEVER ...The problem is less with the technology as with the people involved. Convince people that the technology is safe and they will not properly examine the passport or whatever.The benefit of using multiple...; Tags: Digital signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Digital security, ePassport, passport, digital signature, security; Discussion threads 2006-12-19
RFID passports take off: RFID passports take off[b]Get a bunch of tags...[/b]Instead of worrying about having 1 identifiable tag on your person, carry 50 or more. I can see that there will be an market for decoy RFID cards or pens that contain 50 or more RFIDs. Carry it your shirt pocket,...; Tags: RFID, RFID Passport, passport; Discussion threads 2006-10-26
Will DHS settle on RFID for PASS card?: If the Dept. of Homeland Security's proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative legislation becomes law, a new form of border-crossing identity would come into the existence: the RFID-equipped PASS card, short for People Access Security Service, TechWeb reports. The proposed legislation would require US citizens to carry passports of "other...; Tags: PASS, RFID, passport, PASS card; Blog posts 2006-09-07
RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast: RFID passports and VeriChip security podcasta practical addition George.."But we want to avoid bad RFID implementations like the Dutch passport which according to Mahaffey was extremely simple to break because it had an effective entropy of 30 bits in the encryption key."That was already known about 15 months ago here......; Tags: Government, Palestine, Roma, Bible, RFID Passport, RFID, Babylon, VeriChip, liberty, passport, security, podcast; Discussion threads 2006-08-22
RFID passports and VeriChip security podcast: I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Mahaffey who is the Director of Development for Flexilis Inc. Kevin and his team of researchers presented a video at Black Hat 2006 illustrating improperly shielded RFID Radio Frequency Identifier passports that can potentially be used to trigger a bomb.It turns out...; Tags: RFID, passport; Blog posts 2006-08-21
Contract for passport chips awarded: The US government has awarded a contract to German chipmaker Infineon for the security chips that will be used in electronic passports, Reuters reports. The State Dept. plans to issue 15 million electronic passports in 2007. "Infineon will supply chips for several million passports, but not for all...; Tags: chip, passport, Infineon Technologies AG; Blog posts 2006-08-21
Smart passports roll out: Smart passports roll out$97??!!!!Somehow I do NOT see this as passing a cost-benefit analysis.Nor do I see this as supporting a lean government.It DOES smell suspiciously like PORK.Who sponsored this, who benefits financially from it, and what are their connections?so why did I get charged the 12 bucks?I just got...; Tags: passport; Discussion threads 2006-08-17
RFID passports arrive for Americans: RFID passports arrive for AmericansMoronsWhy do they ALWAYS have to learn the hard way? Anything that is made can be unmade. Anything digital can be hacked. It may take a day or a decade, but it will happen. One hell of an oops, don't you think?The ACLU needs to file...; Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, computer, government, passport, RFID; Discussion threads 2006-08-14
Smart passports roll out: Ready for smart passports? The State Department started issuing passports with "smart" chips embedded in them, AP reported. The new U.S. passports will include a chip that contains all the data contained in the paper version -- name, birthdate, gender, for example -- and can be read by electronic...; Tags: passport; Blog posts 2006-08-14
RFID passports with improper shielding triggers bomb in simulation: RFID passports with improper shielding triggers bomb in simulationSitting Duckor standing or lying down or . . . Of course this works BOTH ways. Take those missing Egyptian students for example, THEY have passports . . .Another proof privacy is essential...Another proof privacy is essential for plain security... only give...; Tags: ThinkGeek.com, RFID, passport; Discussion threads 2006-08-09
First cloned passports, then bombs, and now ATM fraud: Security problems should plague RFID's future: First, it took hackers barely two weeks to clone the new RFID-based passports. Wrote Wired of the situation:Grunwald says it took him only two weeks to figure out how to clone the passport chip. Most of that time he spent reading the standards for e-passports that are posted on a...; Tags: passport, RFID; Blog posts 2006-08-09
Researchers: E-passports pose security risk: Researchers: E-passports pose security riskAnd WHO was it that thought......RFID technology was actually a [i]good[/i] idea???You just HAD to know that once Wal*Mart started singing the praises of RFID it was immediately doomed to mediocrity.In a word:Whoops!!Dotso.com techs pointing to this story ...Found numerous channels pointing to similar story in...; Tags: bar code, encryption, security, e-passport, RFID, passport; Discussion threads 2006-08-05
Passport chips can be copied, researcher says: The State Department is readying a new passport with RFID chips that supposedly will prevent document forgery. Privacy advocates have long worried that bad guys would easily be able to grab the data from these RFID passports with long-range readers. But now comes a new threat: A German computer scientist...; Tags: Lukas Grunwald, chip, passport; Blog posts 2006-08-04
Google's authentication vs. Microsoft's Live ID: Recent announcements of Google's authentication service have prompted comparisons to Passport, and even gotten to Dick Hardt (of "Identity 2.0" fame) to call it the, "deepening of the identity silo." I'd like to contrast Google's work with Microsoft's recent work around Live ID. Microsoft's Live ID *is* the old...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Passport; Blog posts 2006-06-29