Tomorrow's news is likely to lead to banks launching their first chip-based debit cards and announcing a range of new partnerships. A source said these will probably include retailers, telcos, public transport agencies and interactive media companies.
Making DRM in Linux secure would be like winning a hand of poker against someone who can change all the playing cards at will," wrote that poster, a Tony Mantler. In some open source and 'free software' circles such technological locks and...
Microsoft has described InfoCard as a technology that gives users a single place to manage authentication and payment information, in the same way a wallet holds multiple credit cards. An InfoCard client on the PC will connect with websites that...
Remote logon to email servers with GPRS can be quite slow. Billing is then consolidated and sent to the enterprise, rather than using credit cards or scratch vouchers. And while we don't want to make remote access a chore, a pragmatic view of...
The government is currently in the process of implementing other database projects, including the National Identity Register for the ID cards scheme. T is for Two-factor authentication Ulf Dahlsten, director of emerging technologies and...
However, James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service, maintained that the cards would enhance airport security. Campaigners against ID cards told ZDNet.co.uk that the idea the cards would enhance security was "crazy".