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Photos: Cracking open the iPhone
News Then push it in to pop out the SIM card holder and card. The SIM card is held by a small holder in the top of the iPhone. The sleep/wake button, SIM card slot, headset jack, volume buttons and vibrate switch are all connected to the main printed...
[July 6, 2007, 12:46]
Europe speeds up electronic ID plans
News Additionally, a new EU passport containing biometric data about its holder has been pencilled in for introduction in 2005, a few months after the US makes biometric passports for non visa-holders compulsory.
[October 23, 2003, 15:40]
Hackers gain credit card details through UK retailer
News But a MasterCard holder whose card was stopped as a result of the security breach told ZDNet UK sister site silicon.com that his card issuer, Goldfish, part of Morgan Stanley, said more than 4,000 people have been affected.
[May 2, 2006, 10:50]
Gov't watchdog reveals early ID card concerns
News While the ID cards currently in circulation carry the biometrics of the holder on a chip, there are no scanners in use in the UK with the ability to read them. The agency charged with driving value for money for government projects has revealed its...
[March 20, 2009, 15:49]
Asylum seekers get UK's first biometric ID cards
News The card will also contain a secure updatable chip for additional information such as the holder's address. The Application Registration Card (ARC) will contain the bearer's fingerprint, as well as their photograph, name, date of birth and...
[February 4, 2002, 17:26]
Visa plans trial of contactless debit cards
News A security check asking the card-holder to enter their PIN will be done only after a certain number of transactions. Visa is to trial contactless debit cards in London this autumn that will allow shoppers to pay for low-value goods by simply...
[June 26, 2006, 16:35]
PayPal users targeted by email scam
News The message, which appears to come from info@paypal.com, instructs the account holder to enter credit card and bank account numbers in an online form embedded in the email. The messages ask recipents to submit bank and credit card details.
[March 10, 2003, 11:12]
RFID to be fitted in all mobiles by 2010
News Djuphammar said credit card companies could make use of mobile user location data and IP mapping to ascertain whether a transaction is taking place in the vicinity of the official card holder, thereby judging whether the transaction is likely to...
[June 25, 2009, 12:10]
Google search exposes anti-Bush subscribers
News Earlier this month, security researchers found a way to use the search engine to find lists of credit card numbers, along with card holder information, that had been posted online by traders of illicit financial information.
[August 23, 2004, 11:50]
Identity fraud:The scourge of cyber business
News If passed, the act would outlaw the sale or purchase of Social Security numbers without the consent of the card holder. Digital consumers are still haunted by the potential for credit card theft on the Internet.
[June 16, 2000, 9:05]
First ID cards issued
News The cards will contain a person's name; place and date of issue of the card; the type of permit; how long it is valid and whether or not the holder can work; and a chip containing their fingerprint and facial scans.
[November 25, 2008, 16:47]
When three-factor security isn't enough
News While most banks don't issue a replacement card on the spot and, as a measure of security, send it to the account holder instead, there are plenty of situations where security credentials can fall into the wrong hands.
[August 7, 2003, 11:50]
Smart phones for public services?
News Bettison said one of the big advantages is that it could provide information on the location of the holder. Bracknell Forest has been one of the leaders in developing smart cards for council services, and is the lead authority in the National Smart...
[April 21, 2005, 16:30]
ID cards: £1,000 fine for skipping biometric scans
News The Home Office documents predict the cards will be fitted with a "tamper-proof chip" containing encrypted information, which would include the holder's face, two fingerprints, personal details and immigration status.
[February 27, 2008, 7:59]
MPs praise e-passport rollout
News The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has been praised for its management of the introduction of the first type of e-passport, which contains an electronic chip storing biometric data and a digital facial image of the holder.
[October 11, 2007, 13:04]
ID projects to boom and run late
News We are already seeing some interesting developments in the use of identification systems in countries such as Finland with the mobile phone certificate, Belgium with Portable Document Format (PDF) authentication allowing citizens to sign contracts...
[September 29, 2005, 17:55]
Internet shopping is safe, says Consumer Association
News Its terms and conditions state that a customer is responsible for all instructions sent to them, even when the transaction instructions are sent by someone other than the account holder. There is a lot of protection for consumers now, and people...
[October 15, 2001, 11:26]
Security risks of e-passports exposed
News It may be possible to determine the nationality of a passport holder by "fingerprinting" the characteristics of the RFID chip, Mahaffey said. At security conferences researchers demonstrated that passports equipped with radio frequency...
[August 7, 2006, 8:55]
ICANN heads for 'substantive' meeting
News A March 2003 report from WIPO says current domain name dispute procedures should be amended to preclude ownership when "the domain name is of a nature that is likely to mislead users into believing that there is an association between the domain...
[October 28, 2003, 9:35]
Fears for Oyster security as researchers claim crack
News No personal information is stored on an Oyster card and specific information relating to the individual card holder (name, address, telephone, etc) is stored on a central database and kept separate from journey data.
[June 23, 2008, 13:35]
