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  • London's Oyster card easy to hack?

    A Dutch researcher rode free on the London transit system, having hacked the public transit's card system; he used a clone of a paying passenger's transit cards. His point? The transit smartcards, which are used by millions worldwide, are vulnerable to attack.

  • Qld smartcard licence project advances

    Queensland Transport (QT) has gone to market for up to 10,000 handheld smartcard readers as it gears up to replace its 2.7 million antiquated drivers' licences with new smartcard equivalents.

  • Around the world in ... NFC and contactless payments

    The technology that could eventually make your bus pass, bank card and coins obsolete is already here -- and it's on its way to your phone.

  • Chipmaker sues researchers to hide smartcard flaws

    Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has sued a university in The Netherlands to block publication of research that details security flaws in NXP's Mifare Classic wireless smart cards, a market leading product used in public transport and building entry systems around the world.

  • NSW announces smart card fare system

    The greater Sydney region is to receive a smart card system encompassing its entire public transport network, the NSW Minister for Transport Carl Scully revealed today.

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  • Helping the public travel smarter

    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

  • Queenslanders debate cloud computing

    Could cloud computing be used to deliver a national driver's license registration scheme that was sold to states as a service? Probably not, say four Queensland Government IT chiefs, including state CIO Alan Chapman.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Smart cards: Coming up trumps

    What's holding back smart cards from widespread use in Australia? Could it be that vendors haven't found the applications consumers really want?

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