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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
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Passenger ID system makes progress
by Megan Lisagor, Federal Computer Week, Dec. 11, 2002
The Transportation Security
Administration has awarded a contract for the beginning stages of a
system that will perform background checks and risk assessments on
airline travelers, according to the agency's top official.
The tool, a substantially advanced version of the Computer Assisted
Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS) now in use, is being designed to
cull multiple government and commercial databases for information that
could indicate a potential threat.
7:22:18 PM 
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Novell upgrades Web services tool. The company adds password protection to its directory server as it looks to tap its strength in networking and directories to step further into the Web services market. [CNET News.com]
3:32:16 PM
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Australian IT: Iris scans for ATM card security. Caitlin Fitzsimmons reports on the application of iris scan biometric technology to ATM authentication.
VeriSign managing director Gregg Rowley says the security of the personal identification number (PIN) is also questionable. He says banks will move to smart cards over the next few years and biometrics will be the next step after that.
"Biometrics - such as a fingerprint scan or iris or retina scan - will replace the PIN," Rowley says. "Most insecure is a magnetic stripe with a PIN, more secure is a smart card with a PIN and even more secure is a smart card with biometrics."
Rowley says the iris scan is the best option because people will not want a laser beamed into their eyes for the retina scan, while a fingerprint reader will wear out and become dirty. [Scott Loftesness]
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Electronic Business: TI's RFID Technology makes wireless watch tick. Mark Long reports on TI's involvement in creating the Timex-built wireless wrist-watches for the ExxonMobil Speedpass Network.
When Speedpass-enabled customers arrive a the McDonald's drive-thru window, they simply order their food from the menu board, drive on to the payment window and wave their RFID-equipped wristwatches or key chains at the Speedpass reader. The reader/antenna then passes that information onto the appropriate value added network to verify the customer's profile and credit information. Upon authentication, the Golden Arches light up to indicate that the tag is read. The system then automatically bills purchases to the credit/check card of the customer's choice, prints a receipt, and the customer is on his way. There are no extra fees when using this method of payment. [Scott Loftesness]
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Industry
Briefs: Grounds
for Identity
Linux Journal, posted on Friday, November 8, 2002 by Doc Searls
Identity became a hot topic last
year, but it won't truly matter until it becomes the focus of a serious
open-source project.
I don't want any organization having
control of my identity. I don't trust enterprises. I don't trust the
government. I want to be the center of my identity. One of the things
open source has going for it is it puts the user at the center. Could
the panel explain if it can do this for us? Can it give humans control
that need not be relinquished?
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Notes from PC Forum, Day Three:
Posted by Dan Gillmor, SiliconValley.com, March 26, 2002
Security panel. Esther asks the audience
if it would object to a mandatory, government-issued identification
card. Only about 10-15 percent raised hands. Sheep.
Steven Levy of Newsweek asks the right
question. How do we prevent the ID from being abused?
Stewart Baker says don't worry. We'll end
up with creeping credentialization, as he calls it, and we'll be happy
for the convenience. In other words, you may not be anonymous. You may
have no privacy, and tough luck.
Baker makes an interesting point about
insurance companies and their role in security. If you want protection
from total wipeout, you take orders from the companies that protect you.
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