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Card readers for online banking - Some risks

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have published a paper which discusses problems with the introduction of new hand held card readers optimized for online banking in the UK. Here is a part of the abstract:

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Brain ‘fingerprinting’ - the future of airport security?

Keep your belt and shoes on, move swiftly through airport security carrying your hand luggage (carry-on cases) all in some 30 seconds!

That is the aim for a new so-called “paradigm shifting” security technology aimed at boosting airport security without the long waiting lines, CNN reports. But there is a price. You will be scanned for [...]

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Authentication by BlueProximity

BlueProximity is an open sourceĀ  tool which uses bluetooth technology to detect your (mobile phone’s) presence near your computer. It can automatically lock your computer once you move away and unlock it when you come within a predetermined distance from the computer.
It achieves this by connecting to your mobile phone via bluetooth using the Received [...]

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