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Bankers fail to censor thesis exposing loophole in bank card security

Labels: security
Thursday, 30 December 2010 11:11
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A powerful bankers' association has failed in its attempt to censor a student thesis after complaining that it revealed a loophole in bank card security.

The UK Cards Association, which represents major UK banks and building societies, asked Cambridge University to remove the thesis from its website, but the request was met with a blunt refusal.

In a letter to university authorities, UKCA chair Melanie Johnson – a former Labour MP who was economic secretary to the Treasury in Tony Blair's government – demanded that the masters thesis be "removed from public access immediately".

The thesis by computer security student Omar Choudary, entitled "The smart card detective: a handheld EMV interceptor"

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Unlike Intel Chief, Congress Knew About Britain Terror Plot, Rep. Peter King Says

Labels: usa, eu, politics, terrorism
Thursday, 23 December 2010 14:14
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Adding insult to injury, New York Rep. Peter King said Thursday that Congress knew for weeks about a police investigation into an Al Qaeda-inspired plot in London even though the nation's top intelligence official was unaware of the arrests this week.

Full Article: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/DKWGrojl-S8/

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EU Parliament approves once-secret ACTA copyright treaty

Labels: eu, legal, internet
Friday, 17 December 2010 12:16
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After 11 rounds of international negotiations, the final text of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has overcome its biggest hurdle yet when it was welcomed as a step in the right direction by the European Parliament, which voted 331-294, with 11 members abstaining, to approve the measure.

Although the Parliament has called for some reassurances from the European Commission, the vote means that in principle the final legal text can now be agreed to by the...

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Bono is back in Africa

Monday, 07 December 2009 18:00
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He's back to see the status of two programs.Bono is back in Africa. He's back to see the status of two programs he's allied with, one called DATA, the other called ONE. Two million people have joined up, pledging to end poverty around the globe, starting with Africa. "Three babies and three children, one bed...

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British royal family over paparazzi photos

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Monday, 07 December 2009 11:40
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The British royal family is taking on the tabloids over paparazzi photos.The British royal family is taking on the tabloids over paparazzi photos. Nulla velit turpis, tristique quis placerat non, consequat non lorem! Aliquam erat volutpat. Vestibulum sit amet est tellus. Maecenas...

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