Showing posts with label fake smart chips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fake smart chips. Show all posts

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Sometimes You Gotta Shake Your Head and Wonder, Part 2

So, security is a priority these days? Not in the Senate, apparently.
Our government isn't exactly known for its security chops, but in a letter sent recently from Senator Ron Wyden to two of his colleagues who head the Committee on Rules & Administration, it's noted that (incredibly), the ID cards used by Senate Staffers only appear to have a smart chip in them. Instead of the real thing, some genius just decided to put a photo of a smart chip on each card, rather than an actual smart chip.

  Tech Dirt
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.