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Tomek
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In a way, that may solve some problems, but still there are lots of other dangers. I don't use passwords myself on the laptop. I have SmartCard verification integrated into a BIOS.
I truly believe that hardware level security offers the best protection. And MS should focus, as said in the article, on making OS safe from trojans and man-in-the-middle attacks (my favorite

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permalink · 2005-03-30 15:34:39 · Print ·

Xure

join:2003-11-14
Beverly Hills, CA

Are they for real?

Now concentrate the information on one thing so it may be easier to hijack my identity, why don't ya?

I can see it now, instead of piecing all the info together, one just has to get a hold of one file! I can see people clicking on phishing e-mail attachments that "only" swipe your "info-card" and the user is left with a feeling that nothing bad happened.

"Nothing bad", Joe Blow wonders, "I just clicked on this and nothing happened."

permalink · 2005-03-30 16:24:49 ·

RDins @comcast.net	Re: Are they for real? Its already easy to hijack your identity.
	permalink · 2005-03-30 18:53:40 ·

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Are they for real?

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