The IdeaPad uses VeriFace, a "facial recognition" program installed in
the IdeaPad. Put simply: You register yourself (and anyone else that
you want to have access to the laptop) by letting the software "scan
in" the faces in front of the built-in, 1.3-megapixel webcam. Those
facial images can then be associated with logins
Consumer Reports
Also check out this biometric security around SAP via realtime.
"As online services that make use of personal data multiply, it's becoming more common for users to need to pass data from
one service to another. This often requires users to hand over
usernames and passwords, in spite of the obvious security risks
involved. A new open-source project called OAuth,
released earlier this month, is intended to solve this problem by
allowing users to give services a valet key to their identities, rather
than full access."
"S3 uses analytic tools to index digital video recordings and then issue real-time alerts when certain patterns are detected. It can be used to warn security guards when someone has entered a secure area or keep track of cars coming in and out of a parking lot."
"Beijing's S3 network is already being rolled out and is expected to be operational by the time the Games begin in August 2008..."
"Designers, filmmakers and architects are making art out of the technology that watches over us. Mindful of Google Earth, camera phones, over-the-counter spy gear, reality TV, terrorist-conscious politicians and security-obsessed corporations, these interactive auteurs put their own spin on a surveillance-saturated global culture."
See a gallery at Wired
There is Justin.tv
Now Hasan.tv goes a bit further in this coverage in Wired Magazine
"So it dawned on him: If being candid about his flights could clear his
name, why not be open about everything? "I've discovered that the best
way to protect your privacy is to give it away,""
If you go to his web site, he shows where is is real-time. He shows what he ate. How much he spent. Specific flights he was on.
Photos of the plane meals and airports he has endured. That probably causes more heart burn than being watched all the time -)
"Existing methods of detecting counterfeit products are clearly not working, so the hunt is on for new ways to beat the fakers. The solution that most companies favour is radical: log a unique physical fingerprint for every single item that comes off a production line, whether it's a fridge or a packet of cigarettes. The downside for consumers is that everything from a pair of shoes to a packet of biscuits could be traced and linked to its owner....
The technology could also hand companies an unprecedented degree of control over electronic devices such as DVD and MP3 players. Yet when you realise the lives of consumers are potentially at risk from fake aircraft parts, medicines.... a loss of privacy may seem easier to swallow."
New Scientist(sub required)
InfoWorld talks about the convergence and the gaps between physical and virtual world security. "Rather than hack a well-defended corporate network, smart criminals in search of sensitive information have discovered it’s often more effective to focus on gullible employees and loosely guarded offices"
"Called Identity Mixer (Idemix), the (IBM developed) digital identity management software lets people make online transactions--from filling out forms to purchasing plane tickets--without disclosing personal information. The software lets a person use artificial identity information, in the form of digital "tokens," to make online transactions. Using these encrypted tokens, which are issued by trusted sources such as the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or a bank, a person can effectively be anonymous to Web services such as Amazon.com or Expedia, never giving out his or her information.
The MIT Technology Review on "(database) that learns about appropriate database usage patterns, and sounds an alarm if something anomalous happens."
"Symantec, a leading maker of anti-virus software, is releasing its own learning-based database security product, after a year-long pilot project. The company says the software can protect against insiders, as well as outsiders who find their way past security features and help themselves to sensitive information."
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