CONSUMER WATCH (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

How much info's on your RFID cards? It can happen undetected in an instant ... with a compatible reader device can skim information about you that's stored on the chip-embedded credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 05:20:51

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Smart Phone or RFID embedded?

Jump to Comments Is this making GPS outdated? The location mapping is terrestrial. Scobleizer: Google’s Plan for Mobile Domination | Fast CompanyMaps, Mail, Calendar, and Reader ... . With Maps, I love that you can get turn-by-turn driving directions and traffic info without having to enter [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 23:20:06

In-depth report on privacy

August 25, 2008 · Filed under Biometric identification, Privacy, RFID, Surveillance society, ... . Of particular interest to me was the article, How I Stole Someone’s Identity. ThinkingShift reader, Andrew ... and invasion of privacy (well, I sure would!). So why do we share so much personal stuff online [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 03:00:00

NFC-Near Field Communication

This might not be a hot finding,but I found it to be an interesting topic when I came across it,over at Nokia Upcoming Innovations ... : card emulation: the NFC device behaves like an existing contactless card reader mode: the NFC ... as an NFC tag, for example, contactless smart card for payments replacing your credit card or electronic [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 02:46:43

Two New California Privacy Protection Laws Go Into Effect

Every year the Consumer Federation of Californiamonitors, supports, and opposes numerous bills related to privacy protection ... Reading of RFID without an Individual’s Knowledge and Prior ConsentRadio Frequency Identification ... for tracking and identification purposes. When a RFID reader emits a radio signal, the devices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:36:00

#25C3 Security Conference recordings online

'Creating a rogue root CA certificate)! Read on below for details. Presentation 1: I started with Not Soy Fast: Genetically Modified, Resource Greedy, and coming to a Supermarket Near You. Soy has been a healthy source of proteins for some time, but genetically modified soy comes with a price (in more than one way) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 13:42:40

Biometrics

ABSTRACT Biometric identification refers to identifying an individual based on his/her distinguishing physiological and/or behavioural characteristics. As these characteristics are distinctive to each and every person, biometric identification is more reliable and capable than the traditional token based and knowledge based technologies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 10:22:09

Liz Lawley – Technical/Tangible/Social - Closing Keynote

Delicious.com/mamamusings/il08 Liz sees libraries moving to being just “behind a screen” – we need to embrace the tangible as well as the virtual ... came the mir:ror – an RFID tag reader with an USB interface. It does specific tasks when it encounters an RFID tag – and they sell stickers with RFID tech embedded within it. “give powers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 23:36:53

User Data Preservation (UDP)

Ovi Sync and since then I refuse to go back to cables. Nokia Users were Born Free so it suits us to be able to sync, backup, update anything On The Go, Over The Air. This is also quite a unique feature - while Google’s Android is able to receive automatic OTA updates (but a manual update voids your guarantee on the G1) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 10:46:24

Visa/Mastercard PayPass: A New Opportunity for Credit Theft…

***UPDATE: Mythbusters gagged by credit card companies from airing show describing how easily hackable RFID is - click here for video*** Opening a ... a transaction without signing a receipt, simply by swiping the card near a PayPass reader. Since the PayPass reader doesn’t require physical contact, I realized the card must transmit the cardholder’s [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 11:05:27

RFID goes beyond inventory tracking

By: Grant Buckler - Network World Canada  Click here to view original article ... to affix radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to merchandise has been the poster boy for RFID for so long that anyone could be forgiven for thinking RFID is simply an inventory control technology – [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 20:54:11

A new obsession?

At DefCon 16, I finally got to see some of the other things going on other than CTF ... on the previous badges, I think. The thing I really want to build is a RFID cloner. The simplest, but most ... with info on building it was squashed. :-( Oh well, I'll keep searching for something that will work [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 06:07:22

Coming Soon To Your Neighborhood

realid   It Is Coming We have all heard that a uniform ID Act is coming in the form of a National ID Card ... on one single card I would truly want to have my identity protected.  Life Lock is a reputable ... .  What exactly would appear on your card?  All of your important documents such as your birth [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 16:06:28

Notes from CCC 2008

While attending CCC 2008, I was making notes, as usual (see DIMVA, DeepSec) ... the data Security Failures in Smart Card Payment systems UK process: card reports account #, … ... for a fall-back transaction with a cloned card = PIN entry device should be temper-proof, are certified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:17:17

A peek into the future of innovation

Last Thursday, Alcatel Lucent was holding its Innovation Days 2008 in Paris ... ), communications, data speed and quality (bytes) and services. The environment that I was most interested ... is: which are the services that are going to drive the demand for next-generation access. They did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:51:06

A peek into the future of innovation

Last Thursday, Alcatel Lucent was holding its Innovation Days 2008 in Paris ... ), communications, data speed and quality (bytes) and services. The environment that I was most interested ... is: which are the services that are going to drive the demand for next-generation access. They did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:54:51

TechEd 08 - see you there - RFID and Workflows....

 Register - here Folks I hope you're heading to TechEd this year - it's a brand new breed! Why....???? ... RFID interactive capabilities. rfidtag Sample card TechEd tag It all started ... Because myself and my team are covering the entire event with RFID tags, we'll give you tags [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 09:48:29

MAX 2008 - Pre-event Summary

MAX 2008 - Pre-event Summary Written on 16 November 2008 by Joshua Okay, the first day of Adobe MAX 2008 is winding down ... . Badges The badges got a technology upgrade this year, no bar codes this year, rather an RFID name ... be a fun project to grab an RFID reader and write up a quick AIR app (this *is* an Adobe conference after [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 04:04:41

Setting up SqlCe Merge Replication with ISA Server in the middle.

Wow! I had to venture into the 'cave' and solved this problem - talk about a character building experience! ... I'm currently building a Mobile BizTalk RFID 1.1 solution for TechEd08 that runs on a PPC with a Kenetics CFUHF Reader. *** Early Screen Shot *** :) image So in building [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 15:06:52

RFID Technology and Targeted Individuals.

I did some research to better understand the recent mechanism that had been used to track my movements. It seems the little door opening device that I was handed by a third party had a RFID tag inside.I did some research on RFID tags some time ago and for a time was trying to stay away from stores [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 17:58:00

Impressions On The Upcoming NFC Technology - Your Mobile As Your Wallet Or Ticket Or…

Fresh from a Q&A on three of Nokia’s upcoming innovations - Near Field Communication (NFC) ... your credit cards, loyalty cards, and travel card all in one place: inside your mobile phone. Basically ... as your credit card and so on. Interesting and very desirable. So the first question that comes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 16:05:40

2008.07.26 - 2008.08.03 stuff

Music Kaskade - House/electronica artist I came across many times on imeem… was good for calming me down while doing homework “5th & Avenida” by Afterlife - an ambient track I liked… it’s on “Café del Mar, Volumen Cuatro” (Amazon) “100 Billion Stars” by Lux - another ambient track I liked, from “Cafe del Mar, Volume 8″ (Amazon) [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 04:10:45

RFID Software Guide 101

RFID is the abbreviated form of Radio Frequency Identification ... manufacturing, into a dog collar etc. An RFID system can range up to 90 feet. Unlike barcode ... software. For instance lately technology company Intermec has created a new kind of intelligent RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 13:34:45

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Part Four--More Wolves?

..----------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter contents: Janet Parshall...Benny Hinn...Tim LaHaye...Leo Taxil..."ilumina"...subliminal treachery...a closer look at the "mark of the beast"...Russo and Rockefeller...Rick Warren...Saddleback church [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 19:36:00

Irongeek Security Hacking Illustrated Videos InfoSec Articles Zaurus Security Tools Apps/Scripts Reviews RSS Your IP Hoosier Hackers Newscat Links Contact Forums Workout Nutrition Supplements Humor Advertise Hire Me Irongeek Campuses Books [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 00:58:53

ESPRIMO MA- A Health Care Device from Fujitsu-Siemens, Facebook Mobile Phone-INQ1, Mitsubishi Electric XD95U XGA Projector

Fujitsu Siemens presents ESPRIMO MA, a health care device. Designed for healthcare market, the ESPRIMO MA is a tablet PC with a 10 ... pen only Integrated RFID reader supporting high frequency RFID transponder 1D/2D barcode reader Auto ... .4-inch LCD touchscreen and integrated support for HSDPA 3G/3.5G and optional RFID. The brilliant [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 07:26:17

Point, scan, learn, with ScanLife - tags for the real-world

Months ago, we caught wind of a rumor that ScanLife was going to create an iPhone app to enable bar code scanning using the iPhone camera. Sure, bar codes are nothing new, but we’re not talking about grocery bar codes here [more...]

Date: 2008-08-16 21:44:05

Interesting - how RFID tags get power

Interesting - how RFID tags get power by Marshall Brain If you have ever wondered how RFID chips get their power, ... (or standing next to the badge reader at work), there is a coil that is powered. Inside the RFID tag or badge there is a coil-like antenna. That antenna provides the power to the RFID chip so it can send [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 04:05:35

ZigBee: A New Frontier for Low Cost Active RFID Devices

Bharatbook.com is glad to announce : " ZigBee: A New Frontier for Low Cost Active RFID Devices " http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp? ... Cost Active RFID Devices starts with an excellent introduction to RFID, ZigBee and its use ... Tag-to-Reader communication, but also supported Tag-to-Tag communication to realize a very low cost [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 05:43:36

Happy Birthday Open Rights Group November 20, 2008

Posted by fleshisgrass in digital rights, technology. trackback The Open Rights Group is 3 years old ( ... or a laptop isn’t stolen containing personal data. Surveillance, ID cards, RFID passports [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 17:00:05

(PN) 6th Annual Industrial Simulation Conference, June 1-3, 2009,

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Date: 2008-11-24 11:51:42

Arduino and Parallax RFID reader

Arduino and Parallax RFID reader Filed under Processing, RFID, ... and the Parallax 125KHz RFID reader. The tag information is sent through serial port to a Processing ... ;i++) { String rfid = info i .getChild(0).firstChild().getText(); if (rfid.equals(_r)) { res = info [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 16:53:32

The Latest from Boing Boing

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Date: 2008-12-06 13:06:31

The Latest from Boing Boing

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Date: 2008-10-08 12:06:48

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