Archive for July, 2005
Biometrics in the card
How much do biometric devices cost? And what are the size limitations?
Putting a thumbprint reader at every cash register doesn’t make sense, but putting one in the card does. The financial institutions are the entities making the money from merchant fees, holding the liability for fraud, and have a vested interest in catering to customers [...]
Security policies are so stupid
So, I needed to retrieve an account number for an account payoff today. After verifying the usual barrage of questions… mother’s maiden name, birthday, social security, my penis size, place of birth, dollar amount in my accounts, etc., the extremely apologetic fellow on the other end of the phone told me that he couldn’t give [...]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Keawe wrote:
“I stood in line at a grocery store the other night behind a large order with a bottle of Soy Sauce and the gal was nice enough to let me ahead of her. I regularly return the favor to unknown strangers when I am in line doing a big shopping trip.
“The great thing about [...]
