card in comment and analysis
iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment Eventually I got loads of encrypted garbage on what was supposed to be the page after I entered my card details. I managed finally to get as far as selecting the model and tariff that I wanted and providing my credit card details. [15 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment Fraud is costing billions now and so waiting for an unreliable ID card system for years is not a good option. I reckon that by the time there are 10 million prints on the database almost every new application will match an existing ID card. [27 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: Less data equals more privacy
Comment It seems strange that - for some reason - the government has decided it really, really wants lots of our personal data - and proposals such as the ID card will only add to that. It's been a while since I've mentioned silicon.com's Full Disclosure... [26 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment I'm not against a basic ID card, photo, name, address, emergency contact details etc. This is John Prescott's "citizen card" scheme. These cards, card-readers and the computer systems have built-in facilities for tracking, surveillance and sanctions. [29 May 2008]
Editor's Blog: WFH, LOL?
Comment That might mean having alternative methods of access - a 3G data card rather than broadband - or getting somebody else to complete the task, or even having work to do offline. The average UK commuter spends almost 29 working days each year... [21 May 2008]
Will consumers always want free banking?
Comment In other words, for customers who use the bank purely for payment transactions, settle credit card payments in a timely fashion, and do not overdraw their accounts beyond agreed limits, the bank's services - which could include cheque, credit card... [12 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment If they had employed any 'experts' then we wouldn't have this nonsense of an ID Card. And if you don't believe that, look at the number of failed attempts to bring in longer detention for suspected terrorists, they will keep hammering away at that... [17 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Instant delays
Comment And yes - you've guessed it - there is a tricky door handle, plus e-card, warning and green lights, and opening and shutting protocols that conspire to produce a four-second delay. Written while flying from London to Greece on BA632 and dispatched... [16 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... iPlayer vs ISPs, rip off outsourcing, social networking…
Comment Perhaps the individual's sex offender status could be recorded on the card? Now this would be far more effective if UK internet users were required to present their national ID card to a chip reader before they were allowed access to the internet... [10 Apr 2008]
ID tech tightens up compliance
Comment More than 60 banks around the world reported fraudulent transactions based on the stolen credit card data. Organisations need to ensure such devices are included in the identity management systems they put in place - for example, by requiring... [18 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: An everyday tale of e-crime
Comment A bit of credit card statement checking later, it became clear that his identity had been stolen - or at least borrowed - by someone who had managed to buy three or four mobile phones on his plastic. My friend contacted his credit card company... [13 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment Thieves hacked into the company's wi-fi network regularly between 2005 and 2007, stealing 45 million credit card details, many of which were UK customers. Of 482 large businesses surveyed by Computer Associates, 62 per cent were holding sensitive... [10 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.03.08
Round-Up It was the sound of the government's controversial ID card bandwagon coming to an abrupt halt and executing a rubber-burning u-turn. The government said it was still planning to force foreign nationals living in Britain to register their biometric... [07 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment Of course the government is bravely attempting to position this revised timetable for the controversial £5.6bn (that's the government's own cost estimate) national ID card project as anything but a retreat or u-turn - but make no mistake, this is... [07 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…
Comment Slip in a SD card, and off you go. It doesn't bode well for the National Identity Card scheme. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [06 Mar 2008]
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