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ID thieves using voter registration scams

Identity thieves are capitalizing on the excitement of this presidential election by running phishing scams with a voter-registration twist. They want to con people into divulging profitable data, such as Social Security numbers, bank accounts or credit card information.

Omni-ID Removes Barriers to RFID Adoption Through a Patent-Pending On Site Deployment Solution

FOSTER CITY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/17/08 -- Omni-ID (www.omni-id.com), a leading innovator in passive ultra high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today announces a new patent-pending, on metal, on demand component for its line of RFID tags. Omni-ID On Demand(TM) is Omni-ID's innovative response to the RFID market issue of expensive, complex and protracted RFID rigid tag deployments. Omni-ID partners will be able to offer their customers the unique ability to dynamically print, encode and deploy their RFID tags on site and on demand. The Omni-ID On Demand solution will roll out in Q1 2009 and will be first available for the award-winning Omni-ID Prox(TM) tag.

10 Million Downloads of Song ID by Verizon Wireless Customers

More Than 100 Million Songs Requested Using Song ID Since Application Launched BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Laura Magnuson of South Dakota is the Verizon Wireless customer who downloaded the 10 millionth Song ID application to her Verizon Wireless phone. Song ID is a free application that lets consumers quickly identify songs they hear simply by holding their wireless phones up to the source of music, then letting the application find the name and artist -- generally in fewer than 10 seconds. "I'm a big music fan, and I use Song ID a lot, especially when I hear a new song and want to know what it is right away. Song ID automatically sends me an e-mail so I have a reminder of the song and can decide if I want to buy it," said Magnuson.

Xbox Live Program Distributes 55,000 U.S. Voter Registration Forms

Xbox Live Program Distributes 55,000 U.S. Voter Registration Forms A collaborative effort between Microsoft and youth-oriented voting awareness group Rock the Vote has seen 55,000 United States voter registration forms downloaded through Xbox Live.

India : Bell ID Signs Contract With ICICI Bank in India

Today Bell ID announced that it will be providing its smart card management software to ICICI Bank, India s largest private sector bank, to manage globally issued EMV cards and multi-application cards. With the implementation of ANDiS4EMV, Bell ID s software solution for smart card management in the financial sector, ICICI Bank will benefit from a system that covers all processes and security for the worldwide issuance of EMV banking smart cards. e-Smart Systems Pvt. Ltd, Bell ID s partner in India, will provide the implementation and offer support services locally. Bell ID s ANDiS4EMV solution comprises of a fully web-based multi-application card management and key management system. The flexibility of the GlobalPlatform compliant system allows configurations for multiple card issuers with different card application and chip technology r

Korea - Scope of patent protection broadened

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced an amendment to its examination guidelines broadening the scope of patentable inventions using materials from human bodies (including materials from deceased persons), effective as of July 1 2008. Prior to this amendment, inventions using materials from human bodies were generally not patentable in Korea. Such inventions were believed to harm human dignity and be ethically unacceptable. Even inventions using materials from deceased persons were generally not allowed. The only exception to this prohibition under the previous examination guidelines was using parts of the human body that were obtained naturally and not artificially (e.g. surgery). For example, inventions using blood or placenta naturally discharged from the human body were allowed while use of cells removed through sur

IGN: AGDC 08: id Talks Rage, Game Narrative

At Austin GDC 2008, id Software's creative director Tim Willits poked fun at the notion of id giving a talk on game narrative. He then proceeded to give a talk on game narrative, detailing the ways id's new game Rage, in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms, is fusing its story with its technology, the different ways of how telling a story in a game is unique, and how story factors into managing a franchise.

Google Exposing Thousands of Korean ID Numbers

A query of Excel documents under ¡°residence registration number¡± on the Internet search engine Google generates some 6,900 results, most of them containing national identification numbers. One search result shows a file containing the ID numbers and mobile phone numbers of the 2006 steering committee of an elementary school in Busan. The document had already been deleted from the school¡¯s website, but the Google search results showed the intact file. Another file showed the names and residence registration numbers of 933 people. The file, apparently medical records, listed even the weight of patients.

Autonomy processes record voter registrations for City of Chicago Election Board

Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE:AU), a provider of infrastructure software for the enterprise, announced on 4 November that the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago (the Election Board) has streamlined the processing of record voter registration forms for the Presidential General Election by using the company's information capture solution.

Building Your Own System Tray Application Using PHP-GTK

You have seen how easy it is to write your own desktop applications using PHP-GTK in the article “Building Your Own Desktop Notepad Application Using PHP-GTK.” Once you have learned how to write desktop applications using PHP-GTK, you will be pleased to know that writing system tray applications is just a matter of adding a couple of lines of code. The bulk of your code remains exactly the same!

In Situ Monitoring of Bindings between Dasatinib and Its Target Protein Kinases Using Magnetic Nanoparticles in Live Cells

We report a novel technology, called InCell IT, for in situ monitoring of bindings between a small molecule kinase inhibitor and its target protein kinases in live cells using a kinase inhibitor, dasatinib, as a model compound. Streptavidin-attached MNPs were coated by biotinylated dasatinib, and then these dasatinib-MNPs were transferred into cells. In the cells, the MNPs were aligned to the same direction of the magnetic field and EGFP-tagged target protein kinases were bound to dasatinib-MNPs. Using this technology, we demonstrated the bindings between dasatinib and its target protein kinases including SRC, ABL1, and CSK in live cells. The specificity of these bindings was also confirmed by cold competition using unbiotinylated dasatinib in the same cells.

ID thieves are targeting home equity lines

If not, you probably should. Even if you've never used a home equity line of credit, or HELOC, it's a good idea to check your three credit reports (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) to make sure identity thieves haven't opened one in your name.

Datasquirt Enables SMS Voter Registration Requests For Upcoming New Zealand Elections

The NZ Electoral Enrolment Centre is Using CONTACT(TM) to Make It Easy for Eligible Voters to Request an Enrolment Pack by Sending Their Name and Address to Freetext 3676

Google Experiments with ColdFusion and Flash

I've been noting the different Google experiments that have been taking place in the ColdFusion and Flash communities. Jared Rypka-Hauer, Scott Stroz and others have been experimenting with using ColdFusion MX 7 to communicate with Google Talk through the Jabber protocol. (Damon Cooper did a nice article collating information on that, and speculating on the different things that can be built using Jabber and Google.) There has been some talk of Flash experiments and applications, such as Kero's News search application for Flash Lite and FlashInsider's reports on putting SWF files into Google's sidebar and using the Jabber protocol to work with Flash and Google (not just with ColdFusion). All of these posts show that Macromedia's forethought in adding Jabber support to ColdFusion and Flash gives people using these technologies a jumpstart

Early Voting Problems, Open Source Alternative

Techdirt makes note of some problems cropping up already for early voters in the presidential election. CNN covers some of the issues, including machines in a West Virginia county which recorded some votes incorrectly because of an alignment error. A lengthy discussion of the problems was also on NPR. Reader Rooked_One points out a related story at NPR about a voting program called PVOTE, written in Python and only 500 lines long. "Pvote is not a complete voting system. It is just the software program that interacts with the voter. Other necessary functions, such as voter registration, ballot preparation, and canvassing, are not part of Pvote. It is especially important that the voter interaction be correct because it is the only part of an election that must take place in private, whereas all other parts of an election can and should be

Sources And Methods: How-To: Automatically Translate Foreign Language Blogs And Websites Using RSS

Using Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds is one of the easiest ways to get the web to push relevant information to you. It never ceases to amaze me, however, how few people know how to use these feeds.The purpose of this tutorial is to show you how to start getting access to RSS feeds using Google Reader and then (tomorrow) how to use Mloovi.com to automatically translate feeds from foreign sources and get those feeds into the reader as well.Beginning at the beginning: What is an RSS feed?RSS allows blogs and other websites to actually broadcast their content to the wider internet. Anyone who tunes in to a particular feed can have any new content appearing on that feed instantaneously pushed to an RSS feed reader (The advantages to this are substantial for analysts.

Cool Links: Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers

In "Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers," an article in the New York Times book section, writer Motoko Rich looks into the concept of using video games to promote reading, and who’s getting on board (educators, librarians, authors, publishers) with it. From the article:

Phishing Scams Add to Market Woes

Wall Street's upheaval has put consumers at greater risk for phishing scams, a type of fraud in which individuals try to acquire personal information through deception. The share of spam emails that involved phishing scams has hit a high globally, according to U.K.-based Internet security firm Marshal. Bank of America, Citibank and Wachovia, in particular, have been popular Phishing targets.

One ID Pro Blog Delivers Increased Awareness Concerning the Growing Risk of Identity Theft

Designed to deliver useful information, such as prevention tips, facts and statistics, in a non-intrusive way - One ID Pro Blog provides critical knowledge and increased awareness regarding the true risks of identity theft. One ID Pro Blog provides the foundational knowledge for protecting an individual or family from the significant consequences of identity theft.

One ID Pro Blog Delivers Increased Awareness Concerning the Growing Risk of Identity Theft

Designed to deliver useful information, such as prevention tips, facts and statistics, in a non-intrusive way - One ID Pro Blog provides critical knowledge and increased awareness regarding the true risks of identity theft. One ID Pro Blog provides the foundational knowledge for protecting an individual or family from the significant consequences of identity theft.

Using Google Maps on the iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G has a new way to help you find your way around, and to find what’s near you. In addition to using the familiar WiFi networks and cellular towers, it uses GPS (Global Positioning System), a well-established satellite-based navigation system commonly used by car-based devices. The 3G, however, uses A-GPS – (‘A’ for ‘assisted’), where the satellite info is augmented by data from the WiFi and cellular networks. This information is then made available to the 3G’s applications using Location Services (found in Settings). As you can imagine, this information has transformed the iPhone Maps app...

Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library

stoolpigeon writes "The number and functionality of web based applications has exploded recently. Many of these applications rely heavily on AJAX to provide a more desktop-like experience for users. As the number of people using JavaScript grew, libraries were developed to assist with commonly encountered issues. Jim Harmon's new book Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Applications aims to introduce readers to one of those libraries, the Dojo Toolkit." Keep reading for the rest of JR's review.

Omni-ID Removes Barriers to RFID Adoption Through a Patent-Pending On Site Deployment Solution

FOSTER CITY, CA -- 11/17/08 -- Omni-ID (www.omni-id.com), a leading innovator in passive ultra high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, today announces a new patent-pending, on meta..

Building Site Registration for Web Application Security

In this article we will be exploring the registration script of our site. This script is responsible for registering new users for the website. We will also be looking at database security; since the registration script also uses a database table, we will implement some of the concepts that we will be discussing. This article is the sixth part of an eight-part series on web application security.

Home Office Shows First ID Card Models Amidst Growing Privacy Concerns

The Home Office has unveiled its first ID card model, weeks before the ID card scheme is due to be rolled out nationwide and made compulsory for foreign immigrants coming to Britain.

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