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  • Stolen e-passports worth millions

    Thousands of UK e-passports stolen this week are likely to sell for up to 20m on the black market, privacy experts have said.

  • Facebook suspends Top Friend peephole app

    Facebook has suspended the "Top Friends" application after a Canadian computer technician discovered it allowed anyone to peep through normally inaccessible parts of Facebook accounts.

  • Australia's 'backwards' border biometrics slammed

    Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has said biometrics technology is vital to Australian border security, but an audit of the department has found it neglected to properly research its current use within government.

  • Access card to go ahead despite backlash: Govt

    Opposition parties and privacy groups are warning that Australians may still be forced to carry the government's controversial Access Card should the Liberal Party win the upcoming federal election.

  • US Real ID card plan starved of funds

    The fate of a Bush-backed national identification card is up in the air after the US senate rejected providing US$300 million in funding for the plan.

Features and Case Studies (8)

  • 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.

  • Accenture lands Homeland Security deal

    The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it had awarded Accenture a contract worth up to US$10 billion for help in upgrading the nation's system for tracking visitors.

  • Technology and the 9/11 Commission

    The former United States undersecretary of state for security says that identity authentication is crucial to stopping terrorists.

  • Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse

    A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.

  • Using tech to slice spam

    A coalition aiming to junk e-mail unites behind a US law but stumbles over a technology solution.

Reviews (3)

  • Frequent fliers: The biometric guinea pigs

    Before he starts work every day, Oscar Carranza places his hand in a biometric scanner that traces the contours of his palm and compares them to digital records in the airport's central database.

  • Worry-free wireless

    Everybody's going wireless—even those intruders who are after your precious data. Here's how to stop them.

  • Encryption packages: Beyond the code

    Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages

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