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davidh
August 7th, 2006, 02:21 PM
Hack RFID passports

Hack VOIP routers to spy and spoof

Buy a key that can pick 99% of locks, including PO Boxes

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Judy G. Russell
August 7th, 2006, 08:44 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Electronic passports being introduced in the U.S. and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code and enter countries illegally, an expert warned...Oh my... isn't that lovely...

Lindsey
August 7th, 2006, 09:34 PM
Oh my... isn't that lovely...
Seems like I remember they were warned about that when that whole RFID idea came up; "Don't worry," they said. "We've got it covered." Yeah, right. Heck of a job, guys.

--Lindsey

Judy G. Russell
August 7th, 2006, 10:06 PM
Heck of a job, guys.That's become quite the epithet, hasnt it?

Lindsey
August 8th, 2006, 11:20 PM
That's become quite the epithet, hasnt it?
It's becoming one of my favorites . . .

--Lindsey

Judy G. Russell
August 9th, 2006, 09:42 PM
Mine, too. Along with calling someone "Brownie" when he/she does a particularly bad job...