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RFID passports arrive for Americans

August 14, 2006 State Department to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports despite lingering security, privacy concerns. TAGS: RFID, passport, e-passport, smart card, agency, RFID chip, digital signature, researcher, document, Las Vegas, U.S., security, radio, photograph, laptop computer

Future of the environment is in the smart cards

August 3, 2006 U.K. firm Design Stream envisions a smart card that would let people keep track of their ecological behavior. TAGS: smart card, environment, impact, energy, credit card, behavior, card, U.K., person, idea

Sun pushes cheaper Java cards

November 17, 2003 Sun Microsystems plans to encourage broader use of its Java Card technology by offering consumers a lower-priced variant. TAGS: JavaCard, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, smart card, Sun Java, task, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Researchers: E-passports pose security risk

August 5, 2006 New passports and ID cards with RFID are surprisingly easy to clone, researchers at Black Hat and Defcon say. TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, passport, e-passport, researcher, Black Hat, Defcon, RFID chip, smart card, security risk, conference, security, radio, card, U.S., video

U.K. researchers devise smart-card hack

February 6, 2007 Determined hackers can outwit the supposedly tamper-proof bank cards that use both a chip and a PIN. TAGS: terminal, researcher, restaurant, criminal, smart card, victim, Cambridge, transaction, bank, card, banking, attack, laptop computer, U.K., security

Heathrow testing biometric security checks

December 6, 2006 Trial, which is voluntary, aims to enroll 2,000 travelers on selected routes to and from the U.K.Photos: Checking your digits, irises at the airport TAGS: passenger, Dubai, immigration, fingerprint, gate, Hong Kong, smart card, check, trial, technology company, barrier, U.K., government, security, database

Schneier: Beware security products

October 24, 2007 Security expert Bruce Schneier warns delegates at RSA Conference Europe that judging quality of products can be difficult. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., security, smart card, London, conference, event
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