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  • London Oyster contract in limbo

    Cubic, a member of the Transys consortium that runs London's Oyster smartcard public transport system, has been legally restrained by its partner EDS.

  • Oyster security "fundamentally broken"

    Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers, who have said the smartcard's security was "fundamentally broken".

  • London ends Oyster card contract

    Transport for London has terminated its contract with the Transys consortium that provides the Oyster ticketing system for the London Underground, buses and trams.

  • 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.

  • Oyster outage hits London travellers

    Travellers in London were forced to pay full price fares on Saturday as the computer system for the Oyster travel smartcard encountered technical problems during the morning.

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  • Gates: Passwords passe

    Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday.

  • A treat for password crackers

    Would you divulge your password to a complete stranger? A large majority would immediately pooh-pooh the notion but not some office workers in London.

  • NEC hands the office keys to a biometric smartcard

    NEC has launched a biometric smartcard security system that combines the technologies needed to authorise a user's physical access to corporate buildings with their network and application access.

  • 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?

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    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

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  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

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