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Tories join ID card opponents

News Taking part in a public meeting on the proposed national ID card held at the London School of Economics, David Davies called for a much more disciplined approach to government databases. Privacy International, the organiser of the meeting...

20 May 2004, 11:10

ID card scheme short on suppliers

News The government is facing calls to cancel its ID card scheme after it announced that all of the five remaining IT suppliers have now been short-listed to deliver the system. EDS, Fujitsu, IBM and Thales made the shortlist to win the five parts of...

Tags: commercial, award, contract, scheme

27 May 2008, 8:35

RFID-based credit card on trial in Australia

News MasterCard has dismissed criticism its RFID-based PayPass credit card may be susceptible to skimming and interference amid retailer trials of the technology. A scanned PayPass card can make a "contactless" transaction to the value of AU$35 (£14...

4 July 2006, 8:47

UK lags behind Estonia in ID card technology

News The UK's ID card proposals are technically years behind the systems being implemented in at least six European countries, including Estonia and Austria. Perry said that because UK does not have a history of carrying ID cards this is just a first...

6 May 2004, 16:50

A 3G data card for your Mac?

News Vodafone is close to launching a Mac version of its Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card. A Vodafone spokesperson was unable to say when a commercial launch might take place, or whether pricing for the product would differ from that of the PC version...

26 May 2004, 17:00

USB flash memory card developed

News A flash memory card standard which promises removable media that can be inserted into either a USB 2.0 port or a MMC reader has been developed. Developed under the auspices of the MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA), miCard is designed to make it...

6 June 2007, 10:06

Putting the squeeze on credit card fraud

News These rules, called the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, went into effect earlier this year but have been criticised because of a lack of enforcement. With data security breaches, identity theft and credit card fraud often in the...

12 September 2005, 8:48

HP, Dell scrape a pass in green report card

News Companies such as Dell and HP were praised for improving recycling efforts over the last year but still have an extremely long way to go according to the annual "report card" of vendor environmental behaviour from the Computer Takeback Campaign...

19 May 2004, 16:55

Credit card breach exposes 40 million accounts

News The credit card theft possibly occurred late last month, according to CardSystems. Though credit card numbers were compromised, the cards themselves do not hold social security numbers or dates of birth, MasterCard said.

20 June 2005, 9:02

Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring

News Turkish authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob worm case to individuals thought to be part of a credit card fraud ring, according to the FBI. Atilla Ekici, a 21-year-old Turk who used the nickname 'Coder', may be affiliated with...

31 August 2005, 8:44

Potential ID card suppliers named

News Eight companies are in the running as key suppliers for the Immigration and Passport Service's (IPS) National Identity Scheme. The companies named as potential suppliers for the scheme -- which includes the national ID cards programme -- are...

Tags: european, companies, conference, scheme

23 October 2007, 8:28

Spam attacks at 70 per cent

News Spam, in the form of HTML email, is still rampant, while PDF, image and e-card spam is on the decline, a new report finds. Image and e-card spam volumes also fell. While PDF, image and e-card spam has gone down in volume, text and HTML-based...

9 October 2007, 9:08

Nokia and Visa test mobile payment

News Nokia and Visa are the latest twosome to climb aboard the NFC bandwagon, giving credit card users in Malaysia a chance to pay for goods with their phones. Visa will be installing 2,500 Visa Wave readers -- which can deduct payment from a user's...

2 May 2006, 9:53

London swallows another Oyster fail

News London's Oyster travel smart card system failed for the second time in a fortnight with many commuters enjoying a free trip to work during rush hour on Friday morning. Passengers who were charged the maximum £4 fare as a result of not being able to...

Tags: cards, problem, card, london

28 July 2008, 11:06

Consumers and retailers grapple with data theft

News Consumers are being left in the dark as the credit card industry cleans up after a digital break-in that put millions of accounts at risk. With the cost of the breach not yet clear, politicians and other parties are keeping a close eye on the...

23 June 2005, 8:39