In Germany, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a group of hackers known enough among geeks, threatening to publish the fingerprints of Angela Merkel.Why?Because the chancellor supports a project for biometric passports which involves copying the imprint of the major passenger in databases shared with immigration services, a practice that soars the CCC.
According to them, the fingerprints are not a reliable source for identifying people because they are too easy to replicate.Proof: The CCC has prepared a manual twelve points showing how to create false impressions."The biometric data offer no security, they just allow more effective monitoring of citizens" and not to protect them, "said Frank Rieger, a spokesman for the Chaos Computer Club.
A network easily pierce
For this association, which
includes nearly 2,000 hackers,
recover trace of fingerprints is
not a problem. Even those
personalities.Saturday, those of
Interior Minister German,
Wolfgang Schaeuble, another
supporter of the passport, have
already been printed in the
magazine's Chaos Computer Club
after being found on a glass of
water."There's lots of people
saying proposals they may have
the fingerprints of such, or
such," said Frank Rieger.
In France, the 'Pass
Navigo "enerve
In France, against the "Pass"
Navigo RATP that become the
transit riders in Paris.For in
this badge, held by 1.05 million
passengers, is an RFID chip that
allows real-time monitoring each
trip.Monday, a group of anti-Navigo
met to protest this filing and
has opened the doors of the
Paris Metro to get free users.
Before the sling created by this
formula, the RATP, called
several times to the Big
Brothers Awards, a ceremony that
rewards finds the most
insidious, has put up for sale
another pass, named "Discovery".
It allows movement while
remaining anonymous.Except it
costs 5 euro more than the
other.The price to pay for not
being listed?