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RSS cardsCost row threatens to derail ID cards bill
News The report stage of the Identity Cards Bill begins this week in the House of Lords and Conservative peers have made it clear they will attempt to block the legislation unless the Home Office comes clean on the true costs... [16 Jan 2006]
Fore offers free ATM cards
News Fore Systems is offering Token Ring users the chance to upgrade to ATM by supplying free 25Mb and 155Mb ATM network cards. Working alongside Fibernet, the high-speed data networking company, Fore aims to assist companies... [22 Jul 1999]
ID cards: 10,000 Brits want to sign up
News The first ID cards were issued to foreign nationals living in the UK from last November. The cards will be rolled out to the rest of the UK on a voluntary basis from 2011/12. Thousands of UK citizens... [19 Oct 2009]
Data cards set to explode
News The use of data cards will explode over the coming years, according to analysts. At the moment, 1.2 million of the cards are in use - and analyst house IDC expects that number to grow to 5.7 million in... [21 Sep 2004]
New ID cards agency set up after Queen approves bill
News The government has wasted no time in starting work on the controversial ID card scheme after the bill became law this week, and has set up a new agency that will be tasked with introducing ID cards. The ID... [31 Mar 2006]
ID cards to be mandatory by 2010
News Law makers have agreed to a compromise proposal that will see ID cards become mandatory for passport holders by 2010. Previously the ID cards bill, which the House of Lords has rejected five times over... [30 Mar 2006]
Barclays cards make contact with RFID tech
News Banking industry requirements are usability - that card processes are easy for customers to understand and that cards are easy to transport," said the spokesperson. As of yesterday, Barclays customers getting new or... [03 Mar 2009]
Vulnerabilities in First-Generation RFID-Enabled Credit Cards
White Paper An increasing number of credit cards now contain a tiny wireless computer chip and antenna based on RFID (radio frequency identification) and contactless smart card technology. The RFID-enabled credit... [15 Apr 2009]
Amazon.com launches e-cards
News Online bookseller Amazon.com has added a new service to its US site - virtual greeting cards. The site offers over 800 different cards and animations which can be emailed with a personal message.... [29 Apr 1999]
Lords vote for ID cards opt-out clause
News The parliamentary battle over the ID cards bill remains deadlocked after the House of Lords again defeated government proposals that would force people applying for or renewing passports from 2008 to register for an ID... [28 Mar 2006]
NEWSFLASH: Swipe cards prove too costly for UK government
News The UK government has scrapped a £1.5bn plan to pay benefit claimants through Post Offices with magnetic swipe cards. Department of Trade and Industry minister Stephen Byers told the House of Commons yesterday that the... [25 May 1999]
Police get 'smart' warrant cards
Case Study The force has also just completed rolling out the cards to partner agencies such as the Crown Prosecution Service so that they can access police systems. Hampshire Police has rolled out 6,500 smartcards to officers and... [10 Jun 2005]
Online security services reach 25 million cards
News More than 25 million credit and debit cards have been signed up to secure online payment services such as Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. This is an important milestone as it means that more than half of... [23 Sep 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News The majority of Brits prefer cash over cards when they are abroad, for fear of falling victim to fraudsters. The company, which offers insurance on sundries, including payment cards, wallets and mobile... [26 Aug 2008]
Payment cards: Top target in data breach attacks
News More records were breached in 2008 than in the previous four years combined as a result of a few large breaches involving payment cards, according to a report released on Wednesday. PIN data stolen in a breach at payment... [16 Apr 2009]
