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Hackers expose security flaws with ‘Elvis Presley’ passport

Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 15:34 by John Sinteur in category: Security

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In the name of improved security a hacker showed how a biometric passport issued in the name of long-dead rock ‘n’ roll king Elvis Presley could be cleared through an automated passport scanning system being tested at an international airport.

Using a doctored passport at a self-serve passport machine, the hacker was cleared for travel after just a few seconds and a picture of the King himself appeared on the monitor’s display.

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Van Beek said: “What we did for that chip is create passport content for Elvis Presley and put it on a chip and sign it with our own key for a non-existent country. And a device that was used to read chips didn’t check the country’s signatures.”


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Extrapolate

Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 11:57 by John Sinteur in category: Apple


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  1. Mudak on February 28th, 2010 at 20:14:

    Except that the first iPhone came out in ’07. That kind of skews the timing of the future ones…

  2. Paul Jay on March 3rd, 2010 at 1:24:

    Very funny!
    I’m missing the iPlanet ? :P

  3. Turnaround on March 3rd, 2010 at 11:58:

    And next year, the re-realized iCube: a cube of six square iPod Touches.
    Which will be followed quickly by, yes, the iRubik.

Cartoons

Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 10:12 by John Sinteur in category: Cartoon


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New York City gets Two Feet Of Snow

Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 9:39 by John Sinteur in category: Funny!, Great Picture

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  1. G. Lynas on March 3rd, 2010 at 16:10:

    I am the sculptor of the two snow feet in front of my building on West 83rd Street in Manhattan. I much prefer sand and clay but good wet snow can be lots of fun too.
    You can see lots more of my work at http://www.sandsong.com.

Earthquake in Chile

Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 9:36 by John Sinteur in category: Great Picture

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At 3:34 am local time, today, February 27th, a devastating magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. According to Chile’s interior minister, at least 214 people are now known to have been killed. The earthquake also triggered a Tsunami which is right now propagating across the Pacific Ocean, due to arrive in Hawaii in hours (around 11:00 am local time). The severity of the Tsunami is still not known, but alerts are being issued across the Pacific. As this is a breaking story, I will be adding more photos to this entry, as warranted, throughout the day. (35 photos total)


Cars lie overturned after the highway they were travelling on was destroyed in an earthquake in Santiago February 27, 2010. (REUTERS/Marco Fredes)


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Residents look at a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 after an 8.8-magnitude struck central Chile. The epicenter was 70 miles (115 kilometers) from Concepcion, Chile’s second-largest city.(AP Photo) #

Just like with Haiti, I created a free iPhone map of Concepción. I submitted it to Apple early today, I expect them to approve it quickly tomorrow.


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  1. Maarten on February 28th, 2010 at 18:55:

    Great move! When the map’s available, you may want to ensure that it’s listed among resources at crisiswiki.