Re: The Times: Cloned e-passports f iasco renews calls for £4.7bn ID card s cheme to be axed

[Wendy M. Grossman]

James Firth wrote:
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> 
> The Times has run a flurry of articles relating to IT security implications
> and data privacy of late, including a piece that effectively concludes no
> data is safe:

Gee, I' ve been saying that for years. :)

> 
> Don't be naive: computers will never be secure
> Hackers will always beat security systems
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/artic
> le4474092.ece
> 
> The Telegraph is also chipping in, with a series of "exposés" on RIPA and
> recently flight manifest data.

This isn't only recent, though. The Telegraph during its Connected 
period (1997-2001) published a lot of complaints about RIPA etc.

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