"judith" wrote in message
news:55jhu39q74b98k94p17d45pmmbo2qd3mvh@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:05:23 -0000, "M.I.5¾"
> wrote:
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>>"count zero" wrote in message
>>news:f1ebefdd-ea47-4047-8fb0-fb2f80e67a01@e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>> At present we have people signing on in more than one place using
>>> alias. We need a biometric card with a unique encryption. I also think
>>> credit cards should carry photographs.
>>
>>This was something a few of the banks did about 4 or 5 years ago (Lloyds
>>were definitely one) . Everyone who saw them though it was a good idea.
>>The banks obviously disagreed because they completely disappeared.
>>
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> I believe that they introduced no extra level of security. One of the
> banks did an experiment with the photo of a monkey on the card of a
> member of staff. They realised that it made no difference to any
> challenges.
Whether or not the photograph looked any different to the owner of the card,
we can only speculate over.
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