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Heads up SFO travelers

2008-08-05 18:06:16 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...travelers using the Clear system was stolen at San Francisco International Airport on July 26 , according to CBS5 Television. The Clear system allows travelers who register and pay a $100.00 annual fee to speed through airport security by using a smart card at special kiosks in some airports. TSA has suspended new registrations in the system,...
 
Tags: data, security data, personal data, air-travel pass data, travelers, sfo, system, special kiosks, laptop
 
 
 
 
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HOWTO: Travelers Guide to Customs-Proofing Your Laptop

2008-03-14 17:00:51 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Customs officials stepping up electronic searches of laptops at the border where travelers have no privacy or legal grounds to object. Laptops and other electronic devices can be seized without reason, copied, and returned hours or even weeks later. Executives have been told that they must hand over their laptop to be analyzed by border police
 
Tags: electronic devices, electronic, border police, border, laptop, laptops, travelers, legal grounds, customs officials
 
 
 
 
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DHS screening to require air travelers to fork out more information

2008-10-23 04:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Air travelers will have to provide their birth date and gender, as well as their full names to the airline when making flight reservations
 
Tags: air travelers, flight reservations, birth, names, provide, airline, gender
 
 
 
 
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House committee issues report and finds fault with TSA web site

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2008-01-15 09:35:53 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists. This redress website had multiple security vulnerabilities: it was not hosted on a government domain; its homepage was not encrypted; one of its data submission pages was not encrypted; and its encrypted pages were not properly certified. These deficiencies exposed...
 
Tags: tsa, website, website contract, traveler redress website, tsa moved quickly, security breach, information security breach, security vulnerabilities, multiple security vulnerabilities
 
 
 
 
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Security talk on the radio

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2008-01-20 19:12:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...travelers they are, Ian and Tonya are always looking out for those who are considering going away on holidays or business. They asked me to share some thoughts on security for travelers wishing to protect themselves when away from home One of the first things to keep in mind when leaving your home for any period, is to safeguard it from...
 
Tags: security, radio, security tips, would-be travelers, travelers, physical security, business, casual travelers, n-on
 
 
 
 
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iPass Launches Individual US, Global Plan for Hotspots, US Plan for 3G

2008-03-31 05:00:00 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...travelers and individuals. With plans that start at $30 per month, the offerings are comparable in many ways to Boingo, but have a couple of interesting twists that may appeal to a different set of travelers. Notably, all plans include dial-up service, and two of four plans include unlimited 3G (US only, over EVDO No one offers a combination...
 
Tags: global wi-fi, wi-fi, wi-fi operator, plain wi-fi, global wi-fi plan, ipass, cell service, service, wi-fi locations
 
 
 
 
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While I Was Out: Compendium of the Last Week's News

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2008-09-02 14:55:47 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...travelers or journalists since the big splash at the launch Microsoft, two universities research methods for better Wi-Fi handoff for vehicles: The researchers developed a method they call Vi-Fi, writes the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Todd Bishop, which allows a system to maintain connections with several base stations at once, using a...
 
Tags: free wi-fi, wi-fi, in-car wi-fi option, wi-fi handoff, free wi-fi downtown, month wi-fi service, rest-area wi-fi, wi-fi booster, in-flight wi-fi service
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Customs Seizing Laptops

2008-02-12 12:23:17 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...travelers about their political views, religious practices and other activities potentially protected by the First Amendment. The question of whether border agents have a right to search electronic devices at all without suspicion of a crime is already under review in the federal courts The lawsuit was inspired by two dozen cases, 15 of which...
 
Tags: customs, border, border agents, laptop, customs officers, san francisco, strongly recommend, electronic devices, laptops
 
 
 
 
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HOV lane inside the Airport for 65,000

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2008-01-18 03:18:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...Travelers who wish to speed their way through the airport experience (and who wouldn't), pay a yearly fee of $128.00 and allow an image of their eyes and fingerprints to be sent to the TSA for a background check. Once the travelers arrive at the airport, they have their fingerprints or eyes scanned and use a "Clear" lane with a shorter...
 
Tags: airport, minimal yearly fee, yearly fee, reagan national airports, airports, shorter security wait, scare people, shorter security lines, travelers
 
 
 
 
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Dont become a statistic in the lost laptop legacy.

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2008-07-06 15:50:19 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
The article also has a video showing how easy it is for thieves to steal your lappie clipped from consumerist.com Travelers Leave 12,000 Laptops In Airports Every Week Absentminded travelers flummoxed by airport security leave 12,000 laptops in airports every single week. Only 30% are ever recovered
 
Tags: week, single week, laptops, travelers, airports, airport security, video, lappie, easy