Comments on: The Manhattanite/Orwellian nightmare before Christmas. http://www.roquefort-files.net/wp/2006/12/18/the-manhattaniteorwellian-nightmare-before-christmas/ Travels to the pub and back Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:06:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: JeffTK http://www.roquefort-files.net/wp/2006/12/18/the-manhattaniteorwellian-nightmare-before-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-203 JeffTK Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:36:00 +0000 http://www.roquefort-files.net/wp/?p=357#comment-203 The study was by Westminster Uni and found that people had difficulties in matching photos on cards to faces - and that it would be relatively easy to appear like the photo on a card (except in the case of my matric. card - no person looks like that).<br /><br />Maybe training would change that... The study was by Westminster Uni and found that people had difficulties in matching photos on cards to faces – and that it would be relatively easy to appear like the photo on a card (except in the case of my matric. card – no person looks like that).

Maybe training would change that…

]]> By: OrkneyDullard http://www.roquefort-files.net/wp/2006/12/18/the-manhattaniteorwellian-nightmare-before-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-202 OrkneyDullard Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.roquefort-files.net/wp/?p=357#comment-202 Okay, okay, the crack about 4 digits being insecure is just my programming spider-sense kicking in and isn't based on any knowledge of the tech behind Chip & PIN. Round 1 to you :)<br /><br />The second point seems more to be one of education - if photographs were present on all cards and retailers taught their staff to check, presumably they'd make a difference. Okay, okay, the crack about 4 digits being insecure is just my programming spider-sense kicking in and isn’t based on any knowledge of the tech behind Chip & PIN. Round 1 to you :)

The second point seems more to be one of education – if photographs were present on all cards and retailers taught their staff to check, presumably they’d make a difference.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.roquefort-files.net/wp/2006/12/18/the-manhattaniteorwellian-nightmare-before-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Anonymous Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.roquefort-files.net/wp/?p=357#comment-201 4 numbers is still pretty difficult to crack if someone nicks your card!<br /><br />Also - apparently photos on cards were tested in particular areas all over Britain and made absolutely no difference - a bit like the signature I suppose (I read it in the Guardian so it might be a left-wing conspiracy). 4 numbers is still pretty difficult to crack if someone nicks your card!

Also – apparently photos on cards were tested in particular areas all over Britain and made absolutely no difference – a bit like the signature I suppose (I read it in the Guardian so it might be a left-wing conspiracy).

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